PSG 'slap a £42m price tag on Chelsea target Presnel Kimpembe'
PSG ‘slap a £42m price tag on Chelsea target Presnel Kimpembe’ as Thomas Tuchel eyes a move for his former centre-back to continue Blues’ defensive revolution… and French star ‘would prefer a move to Stamford Bridge over Juventus’
- Chelsea are now focusing on Presnel Kimpembe after signing Kalidou Koulibaly
- PSG are reportedly willing to sell, but the Blues are yet to meet their valuation
- Kimpembe has spent his whole career at PSG and worked under Thomas Tuchel
- Tuchel is in desperate need of centre-backs after key departures this summer
Paris Saint-Germain have reportedly slapped a £42million price tag on Chelsea target Presnel Kimpembe.
Thomas Tuchel is aiming to bolster his defence this summer and has turned his attentions to the French centre-back after securing the signing of Kalidou Koulibaly from Napoli.
Manchester City’s Nathan Ake, who came through the academy at Stamford Bridge, is also a target for the Blues.
PSG have reportedly slapped a £42million price tag on Chelsea target Presnel Kimpembe
According to the Independent, PSG are willing to sell Kimpembe to Chelsea, but the Premier League side are currently around £17million away from his £42milion price tag with negotiations ongoing.
Juventus are also in discussions with the Ligue 1 champions over a move for the 26-year-old, who has 28 caps for France.
But Foot Mercato claim that if Kimpembe was to leave PSG, he would have a preference to join Chelsea over the Serie A side.
The France international has spent his whole career at PSG and worked under Thomas Tuchel
Tuchel wants more centre-back reinforcements after signing Kalidou Koulibaly from Napoli
He has worked with Thomas Tuchel before during the German’s two-and-a-half-year spell in charge at the Parc des Princes.
Following the departures of Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen – and with Cesar Azpilicueta also keen on a move away – Tuchel is in need of centre-back reinforcements.
Kimpembe has spent his whole career at PSG, having joined at the age of nine, and has made 221 appearances for the club to date.
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