Transfer News: Chelsea ready to sell defender amid interests from Everton and Leicester City

Chelsea are apparently prepared to capitalize on Kurt Zouma this summer amid enthusiasm from Everton and Leicester City.

Kurt Zouma began Chelsea’s initial two league games of the new Premier League season, however was missing from the matchday squad altogether at the end of the week as Thiago Silva made his Premier League debut.

Chelsea boss Frank Lampard also has Fikayo Tomori, Andreas Christensen, Cesar Azpilicueta and Antonio Rudiger as defender choices, in spite of the fact that the last has also been connected with a move away this current summer’s transfer window.

There are reports from Le 10 Sport that Chelsea would consider selling Zouma at the correct price and worth him at around £36m.

Everton and Leicester City have both been connected with the France international in their separate searches for defensive fortifications before the transfer window deadline one month from now.

Kurt Zouma spent the 2018-19 season on loan at Everton, and Everton are in the market for another defender after Chelsea revealed to them that Tomori was not accessible.

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Leicester City have been vigorously connected with a move for James Tarkowski as well, in spite of the fact that Burnley are hesitant to sell one of their star men.

October 26 is the deadline for domestic transfers.