Chelsea's summer transfer business is finally beginning to ramp up, with the Blues confirming they were close to making their fourth signing of the summer on Tuesday.
Raheem Sterling, Kalidou Koulibaly and Gabriel Slonina have already arrived at Stamford Bridge. And Tuchel has followed up those moves by boosting his midfield options with the signing of an Aston Villa wonderkid.
The deal comes as Chelsea target Wesley Fofana dropped a hint over his unhappiness at Leicester and Koulibaly revealed he has John Terry's blessing to wear the iconic number 26 shirt. Here, Mirror Football rounds up all the latest Chelsea news.
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Fourth signing secured
Chelsea have revealed that they have agreed a deal with Aston Villa to sign wonderkid Carney Chukwuemenka.
The midfielder made 11 appearances for Villa last season, but had been refusing to sign a new contract. That stance saw Steven Gerrard freeze him out of his plans during pre-season, with Chukwuemenka left at home as Villa travelled to Australia for a tour.
His performances at the Under-19 European Championships ensure he attracted a range of suitors from top European clubs. And it appears that Chelsea have now beaten those rivals to the punch to sign the highly-rated 18-year-old.
Koulibaly seeks Terry blessing
Summer signing Kalidou Koulibaly has revealed that he sought John Terry's blessing before adopting the Chelsea legend's iconic number 26 shirt.
Koulibaly joined from Napoli last month, becoming the first player to wear 26 since Terry left in 2017. And in a video released on Tuesday, Koulibaly showed the phone call he made to the club icon to get his permission to take over his shirt.
"John, I wanted to ask you something, because, like you know, I played with the No.26 in Napoli and I see since you left the club nobody has taken your 26. I don't know if it's retired or if nobody wanted to take it but I wanted to ask you if it's possible for me to take it?" Koulibaly says in the video.
Fofana drops hint on future
Wesley Fofana has dropped a huge hint that he wants to leave Leicester City for Chelsea this summer.
The defender missed most of last season with a broken leg, but remains one of the highest-rated centre-backs in the Premier League. With Chelsea keen to bolster their defensive options, Fofana has become one of their top targets.
Leicester have so far refused to contemplate a sale, with boss Brendan Rodgers keen to build his backline around the Frenchman. But it appears that Fofana would be less than happy to stay at the King Power Stadium amid the interest from the Blues.
