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Jules Kounde Snubs Chelsea: Here Are the Alternatives at Centre-Back?

By Isabel Crofts

Antonio Rudiger of Chelsea celebrates with Thomas Tuchel, Manager of Chelsea after scoring during the Premier League match against Brentford at Stamford Bridge. (Photo by Harriet Lander/Copa/Getty Images)
Antonio Rudiger of Chelsea celebrates with Thomas Tuchel, Manager of Chelsea after scoring during the Premier League match against Brentford at Stamford Bridge. (Photo by Harriet Lander/Copa/Getty Images) /
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Josko Gvardiol - Chelsea target
Josko Gvardiol of RB Leipzig runs with the ball during the Bundesliga match between RB Leipzig and 1. FSV Mainz 05. (Photo by Cathrin Mueller/Getty Images) /

Josko Gvardiol:

A less experienced but still worthy option for the Blues is Leipzig’s Josko Gvardiol. At only 20 years old, Gvardiol has over 60 senior appearances and has represented his national side, Croatia, in their EURO 2020 campaign and World Cup qualifiers.

He has been dubbed as one of the finest emerging U21 talents across Europe, making it no surprise that he’s becoming one of the most sought-after youngsters – and even more so why Leipzig are desperate to keep hold of him.

Playing in a back three for his club, the Croatian has proven his ability to tackle, create and develop attacks through his passing into the final third, win and carry the ball, and exploit the opponent’s defensive line.

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He is calm under pressure and possesses all the qualities of both an old-fashioned centre-back and modern-day centre-back, making him irreplaceable in this current Leipzig squad.

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