Aurelien Tchouameni remains a viable target for Thomas Tuchel and Chelsea in this summer’s transfer window with the Blues backed to improve their midfield names before deadline day.
Reports from The Daily Express claim that AS Monaco’s inability to qualify for European football this season could mean that the Ligue 1 outfit will be forced to part ways with Tchouameni in a cut-price deal.
Chelsea are understood to be right in the mix for the 21-year-old midfielder and have been in touch with the player’s representatives over the possibility of landing his signature ahead of the August 31 deadline later this month.
Monaco’s current valuation of Tchouameni which is worth £34 million could fall further should they fail to overcome Shakhtar Donetsk in the second leg of the Champions League play-off and the price drop will lure Chelsea into tabling a formal offer for their target.
Atletico Madrid’s wantaway star name Saul Niguez is backed to be another top name on Chelsea’s wishlist with the Spain international linked with a move away from the La Liga champions after his fall down the first-team pecking order.
