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One thing about Kounde's pre-season routine proves he might be incredibly close to Chelsea move

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 pre-season friendly matches this summer.

On Saturday, the Frenchman made the squad list but got no game time in a friendly clash against 

 side didn't want to risk him ahead of his potential Chelsea move.

The source adds that the Blues are ready to pay 'hard cash' for the centre-back without player swaps.

Jules Kounde a priority, Chelsea pushing to complete deal: Fabrizio Romano (reliability: 5 stars)

A few days ago, it seemed that the deal to sign 

 was done but there has been a bit more negotiation left for the Blues to do.

 are pushing to get a deal done as soon as possible. 

While Zouma is apparently still being offered, the Blues are reportedly happy to go through with the move for just money as well. 

Personal terms have been agreed according to the report and getting him onboard quickly is now a priority for Chelsea. 

Keeping Zouma and adding Kounde would also be a good move for the Blues as it would offer them more options in the heart of defence.

Better pass accuracy rate than Kounde & 5 other stats suggest selling Zouma a bad idea

The 26-year-old could be involved in a player-plus-cash deal with 

, or sold to another club, with money from his sale funding the Kounde transfer.

However, selling Zouma could be a mistake: he is a quality defender who has proven it in the Premier League.

Here are stats that could make the Blues reconsider selling Kurt.

Zouma has made only one mistake leading directly to a goal in 99 Premier League appearances.

Last season, he won 3.6 aerial duels per game, significantly more than 

Kurt is a very decent short passer, making 1522 accurate short passes; only Azpilicueta (1600) and Silva (1690) completed more than him last season.

His passing completion rate is slightly better than that of Kounde (90.87 per cent v 90.11 per cent), and that includes superior long ball accuracy (57.59 per cent v 52.15 per cent).

Additionally, Zouma is a big threat in the opposition box. He scored 5 goals last season, 2 more than Rudiger, Christensen, Azpilicueta and Silva combined.

And many fans on Twitter think Chelsea should think twice before selling Kurt.

: "Chelsea really doesn't rate Zouma as they should. By both the stats and the eye test, he's the best 'younger' CD we have, and it's wild to me that that's apparently a minority opinion."

: "Zouma does more with the ball than them all, look at the stats mate, forward passes, long passes, pass completion , plus he’s an unstoppable ball carrier, add that to actual defending where he is king.

: "For me, Zouma's attributes makes him indispensable. Quick, strong, can clearly put in tackles, good aerially. This is everything a defender should be before you even consider their progressive passing stats."

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I would say yes he is. His profomances for both Saville and France have been impressive and he will only get better with games. This is a player  has been linked to the top club's of Europe. Zuma is a good player and professional bit will need to upgrade and Kunde is that.

Vince

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Yes off course dependends on how much you want the person

Yung Churches

the person who play only one match to his natinal team?if he was star of that amount he should be regular cb to hi national team his just normal cb

year zouma play zero,but their differece is very slitly,that who that kunde is not worth that amount

every player worth the amount, the reason is that l have have my player you want the person based on how much important you want the person then it's goes in order to have it give me this in order to have what you want simple

mr your  fan of false money, ok let chelsae buy him for 80m£ i conclude your discussion

I'm sorry too say this but am I missing something. Zuma is a good player and a very likeable player and player who gives his all on a Chelsea shirt but at times he can be a liability at the back on more than 1 occasion he does make simple mistakes in defence. While I agree that doesn't mean we need to spend the back end of 60ml to replace him but it is no secret that Chelsea have been looking to get a CB for the last 2 seasons. Silva is 36 Rudgier future is uncertain Christensen can be injury prone and youth won't be given a chance so thats why we need to sign Kounde.

Of these stats are as true as they say why are we considering   for sale ..

Player		G
Erling Haaland	Man City	27
Cole Palmer	Chelsea	22
Alexander Isak	Newcastle	21
Ollie Watkins	Aston Villa	19
Philip Foden	Man City	19

One thing about Kounde's pre-season routine proves he might be incredibly close to Chelsea move

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