Chelsea and Monaco have struck an agreement in principle for the signing of Axel Disasi. The West London club has negotiated a fee of around €45 million (£38 million) for the French international defender.
The 25-year-old will provide Chelsea a right-sided centre-back option. Chelsea have suffered an injury to Wesley Fofana, which will keep him out for an extended amount of time.
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Former Stade de Reims centre-back who can also play right-back and has done so for the France national team on multiple occasions. He is under contract with the Principality club until 2025. In principle, the transaction is worth roughly €45 million. Disasi will be reunited with old defensive partner Benoît Badiashile at Chelsea.
Disasi came to Monaco from Reims in 2020 for a fee of €13 million. He was a member of France’s World Cup team in 2022, making three appearances in Qatar. He had played four years with Reims after graduating from the Paris FC school. Chelsea would be signing a centre-back from Monaco for the second time in a row, after the January arrival of Benoit Badiashile.
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Mauricio Pochettino wants to bring Disasi in to replace first-choice centre defender Wesley Fofana, who is set to be out for a while with an ACL injury. Manchester United and Newcastle United were also interested in the centre-back.
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