Aston Villa rival Chelsea for ambitious €55-60m transfer with help of key connection

Aston Villa are reportedly eyeing up an ambitious potential summer transfer window move for Barcelona defender Jules Kounde, who has also been linked with Chelsea recently.

The France international has not quite lived up to expectations during his time at the Nou Camp, despite looking such an elite talent at former club Sevilla, where he became regarded as one of the top young defenders in the world.

Chelsea still like Kounde, according to Sport.fr, but it now seems that Villa duo...