Marquinhos worked under Tuchel for two and a half years at PSG, developing into an authoritative centre-half, and he was handed the captain’s armband when Thiago Silva left the Parc des Princes on a free transfer last year.
Dias was one of a number of defenders that City considered, but moves for Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly and Atletico Madrid’s Jose Gimenez proved to be too costly. Sevilla also confirmed that they turned down an offer for Jules Kounde, demonstrating the extent of the club’s search for a new centre-half.
Adrian extended his stay at Liverpool until 2022 earlier this summer, though, and he has refused to throw in the towel with regards to his first-team ambitions, despite links with a move back to his homeland with Real Betis.
It is said that the two clubs are the likeliest teams, other than Spurs, to make a bid for Kounde, with the Blues having already made an “important” approach recently.
While Andersen did perform well during his time on loan at Fulham, supporters on Twitter think Chelsea will be targeting defenders of a much higher standard:
In terms of West Ham’s interest, the Frenchman is likely a candidate that manager David Moyes is considering to strengthen his options on the right flank. The Irons have reportedly dropped their interest in Nottingham Forest’s Matty Cash, but they are also said to be looking at River Plate’s Gonzalo Montiel and Istanbul Basaksehir’s Junior Caicara.
Supporters on Twitter are happy that Kounde would be interested in a switch to Stamford Bridge, although some don’t think signing a centre-back is a priority for the club:
Life moves fast around these parts, and players you write off today might be balling out of their minds tomorrow – and vice versa, of course.
However, Tottenham’s attempts to sign Bryan Gil has changed things. Spurs are willing to pay €25m (£21.6m) plus Erik Lamela for the 20-year-old, and if the deal is finalised, it would ease Sevilla’s financial situation.
With Chelsea in talks to sign Sevilla defender Jules Kounde, it seems Tuchel is looking to reshape his backline ahead of his first full season in charge of the London club.
