will consider a move for and -linked Kyle Walker-Peters after completing a deal for Brighton defender Marc Cucurella.
The Blues have moved ahead of Premier League rivals in the race to sign Spain international Cucurella.
Man City appeared set to bring the left-back to the Etihad but the .
While Cucurella was desperate to join Manchester City and work under Pep Guardiola, a move to Chelsea is also attractive and the 24-year-old is .
Chelsea but Thomas Tuchel is desperate to bring in more defensive reinforcements.
Centre-back stars , while .
As a result, Chelsea will continue to target defenders following Cucurella’s arrival and will turn their attentions to signing a new right-back.
The Blues have , but the Serie A giants do not intend to sell.
Chelsea, pessimistic over their chances of signing Dumfries, view Walker-Peters as a possible alternative and have begun discussing the Southampton star internally, according to .
Walker-Peters has made 72 appearances for the Saints over the past three seasons and was .
As United and Arsenal began to be linked with Walker-Peters, reports claimed Southampton would consider offers of £40m for the talented 25-year-old.
Chelsea begin their 2022-23 Premier League campaign on Saturday but will be working on transfers up until the September 1 deadline.
Last month, Tuchel said Chelsea had an , telling reporters: ‘I look at the last season and parts of the game where we struggled, parts of the season where we struggled, and then we got sanctioned and players left us and some players are trying to leave us, and this is where it is.
‘So we had an urgent appeal for quality players, a huge amount of quality players. We got two quality players but we are not competitive like this. Unfortunately you could see it today.’
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