Pre-season has begun at Cobham, and Chelsea hasn't added any new players as of yet during the summer transfer window.
Thomas Tuchel will be able to hire at least six players this summer thanks to the Blues' £200 million plus transfer budget. However, it appears that departures have been the norm so far, with Romelu Lukaku's departure being the only notable one to far coupled with the early defense exodus.
While their competitors, especially Tottenham, have made substantial additions thus far this summer, interim sporting director Todd Boehly has maintained his composure, with Raheem Sterling anticipated to be the first signing to arrive next week.
Matthijs de Ligt rejection
As we approach another week of de Ligt negotiations, the expectation is that Juventus are set to reject Chelsea's next offer for the Dutchman.
Corriere dello Sport and other Italian outlets are reporting that an offer worth up to £67million outright without players is expected to be rejected by the Turin side.
Other reports have indicated that despite Juventus' interests in various Chelsea players like Jorginho, Timo Werner and Christian Pulisic, they want a straight cash deal for the 22-year-old and will negotiate separately for the aforementioned trio.
Jules Kounde hope restored
Whether the Frenchman puts pen to paper on a Chelsea contract is a debate that never looked like coming into any doubt, especially during the Roman Abramovich days. However, since selling the club, Todd Boehly's focus has been elsewhere with de Ligt and Ake coming to mind.
The latest Spanish reports had indicated that there had been a breakdown in talks between Sevilla and the Blues for the sale of the 5' 8" centre-half, but Diario AS have indicated that all is not lost yet.
They have reported, via Sport Witness, that despite the latest round of talks having 'not yet yielded positive results,' a compromise could still be made from the Andalusians, as they need the money to comply with La Liga regulations.
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