Newcastle put Chelsea's Jules Kounde dream on the brink with Saudi Media Group takeover doubts
Considering that all of Chelsea's transfer activities have been put on hold, Newcastle might get their January transfer wish in summer. It's with a heavy heart that I say that a Jules Kounde transfer may no longer be on the cards.
There are too many factors working against Chelsea right now. As Andreas Christensen waits for the right time to announce his move to Barcelona, Chelsea will be stuck looking for a right-sided centre-back option.
I cannot imagine a world where Newcastle takes one of Sevilla's starting centre-back options and still sell the other to Chelsea. The Magpies have the upper hand, and it could bite Chelsea in the backside. This could foreshadow a lifetime of living in Newcastle's shadow - especially if the rumours about Saudi Media Group are true.
In fear of history repeating itself, Chelsea had made early advances ahead of the summer transfer window to secure Kounde from Sevilla. With negotiations simply continuing from last summer's transfer window, it was expected to be Chelsea's priority target this time around. Now that sanctions have been imposed on Roman Abramovich, the transfer window is looking to be somewhat of a fiasco.
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