Thomas Tuchel tutored side Chelsea have reportedly reached an agreement with Turkish giants Fenerbahce for the signing of defender Attila Szalai.
The 23-year-old has been a regular for Fener over
the past two seasons and has also been capped 21 times by Hungary at senior
level.
Premier League leaders Chelsea
were said to be going head-to-head with Atletico Madrid for Szalai, but it
appears that the Blues have now won the race.
CNN Turk claims that Thomas
Tuchel’s side will pay €23.4million (£20m) for the centre-back, with that deal
set to go through in the January transfer window.
Szalai will provide competition
for Antonio Rudiger, Andreas Christensen, Thiago Silva and Trevoh Chalobah in
the heart of Chelsea’s defenc
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