Chelsea are set to welcome Monaco defender Axel Disasi to Stamford Bridge, beating Man Utd and Newcastle to the signing of Axel Disasi.
Truth Live News learnt that Chelsea stealthily agreed a £38million deal in principle with Monaco for France international defender Axel Disasi.
The versatile centre-back, who is also comfortable at right-back, is now set to undergo a medical ahead of his proposed switch to Stamford Bridge.
On Saturday, a £23.5m agreement was struck with Stade Rennes for 19-year-old midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu and now Chelsea have followed that up with yet another imminent arrival from France.
The Athletic are reporting that Chelsea have now tied up an agreement for Disasi with Monaco after pipping Manchester United and Newcastle to his signature.
Both clubs wanted the player but have been unable to fund the move due to their failure to shift players out of the door.
The 25-year-old has won four caps for France and was part of the Les Bleus squad that reached the World Cup final in Qatar.
He also donned the armband for Monaco last season and has developed a fine reputation as one of the best defenders in Ligue 1 in the past few seasons.
Disasi moved to Monaco in 2020 in a £10m deal from Reims and since then he has become indispensable at Stade Louis II where he has scored seven times in 99 appearances.
Pochettino recently made it clear that Brighton and Liverpool transfer target Levi Colwill will not be going anywhere this summer.