Tammy Abraham
Chelsea are preparing to slash their asking price for Tammy Abraham by at least £5m.
Arsenal, West Ham and Aston Villa are all interested in the 23-year-old but every club listed here is unwilling to pay the £40m asking price Chelsea have set at the moment. (The Sun)Jules Kounde
Chelsea and Sevilla are discussing to reach an agreement for Jules Koundé/Kurt Zouma swap deal. Talks progressing – Chelsea now offering around €30/35m (£26m/£30m) and Zouma included in the negotiation.
Personal terms will never be a problem for Kounde and Chelsea, he wants to play Champions League football and likes the idea of a Chelsea transfer. (Fabrizio Romano)
The deal could be completed in the coming days. (DiMarzio)
Sevilla have told Chelsea to increase their offer for Jules Koundé, and the deal could run into further complications after West Ham entered the race to sign Kurt Zouma from their London rivals.
Chelsea have proposed paying €35m (£30m) for the French centre-back and including Zouma on top of that. Sevilla have made it clear they want at least €45m in addition to Zouma.
Sevilla like Zouma and would be open to signing him as part of a deal. (The Guardian)
Koundé agreed personal terms with Chelsea two days ago – he’s buzzing to join Chelsea. (Fabrizio Romano)
Kurt Zouma
Crystal Palace have reportedly joined the race for Kurt Zouma as personal terms seem an issue for Sevilla regarding a Kounde, Zouma swap deal.
It is claimed Palace have made contact with the Frenchman as they look to completely renovate their back-line this summer. (SportWitness)
West Ham have entered the race for Zouma. They are willing to pay £20m, which is unlikely to convince Chelsea to sell. (The Guardian)
Conor Gallagher
Conor Gallagher will have a medical at Crystal Palace later after opting for the Eagles on loan over Leeds.
Thomas Tuchel has been really impressed by the midfielder in pre-season but can’t guarantee him regular PL minutes, which is what Gallagher wants. (Sam Inkersole)
Romelu Lukaku
Inter star Romelu Lukaku has reportedly snubbed a potential return to Chelsea, despite being offered a higher salary.
However, Lukaku wants to stay at Inter and refused to continue negotiations with the Blues. (Football Italia)
They approached him, who thanked the Blues for their interest, but he ‘politely said no’. Thomas Tuchel’s side tried to convince him by offering over €10M per season. He wants to stay at Inter Milan. (Gazzetta)Marquinhos
Chelsea have no chance to sign Marquinhos this summer. (Fabrizio Romano)
Marcus Bettinelli
Bettinelli (29) has signed a two-year contract with Chelsea as he becomes third choice goalkeeper for the upcoming season.
This is a free transfer as his contract ran out at Fulham recently.
Erling Haaland
“In the conversations with Mino Raiola about the Malen transfer, I did not have the feeling that we would have to meet again soon about Erling. And we have already emphasized 1000 times that we do not want to give it up.” – Sebastian Kehl
Sebastian Kehl was also asked if Haaland would stay at Dortmund and his reply was simply, “Yes”. (BILD)
Ann-Katrin Berger
Berger has signed a contract extension to keep her at the Blues until the summer of 2024, with the club having an option to extend for a further 12 months.
Written by Frankie
The Chelsea Spot 
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