Spotlight! Premier League rivals Chelsea are preparing to make waves in the transfer market. According to Italian journalist Romano, Chelsea intend to sign Sevilla defender Konde for "Zouma + cash". The 22-year-old French international has reached a personal agreement with the Blues and the deal is expected to be finalized in a few days.
Conde is 178cm tall and is a current French international footballer. Last season, he contributed 4 goals and 1 assist in 48 games for Sevilla. The German transfer market shows that Conde's market value has reached 60 million euros, and his contract will expire in the summer of 2024, which contains a release clause of 80 million euros. Chelsea have been interested in Konde for a long time and see him as an ideal candidate to strengthen the back line.
Romano further revealed that Conde himself is positive about joining Chelsea and the success of the deal depends on the Blues' negotiations with Sevilla. Both sides have agreed on a personal contract and Chelsea will offer Conde a five-year deal. The key to the transfer negotiations is the transfer fee and payment method. Italian media Sportitalia reported that Sevilla may accept an offer of 50 million euros plus a player. It is reported that Chelsea and Sevilla have been negotiating for nearly two weeks, the Blues' initial offer of cash plus Emerson, but Sevilla believe that Emerson does not meet the requirements, and want Chelsea to provide the player they want.
In this context, Chelsea may add Zouma to the deal in an attempt to facilitate the arrival of Conde in the form of "Zouma + cash". The transfer could be completed in a few hours or days. German media SPORT1 also reported that Conde is about to join Chelsea, Sevilla therefore contacted the idle former Bayern center back Boateng. It is worth mentioning that Zouma is Chelsea's main center back, in the past two seasons, a total of 80 appearances, including 73 starts, scored six goals and assisted one, assisted Chelsea to win the Champions League last season.
