Axel Disasi’s contract with Monaco is about to expire; during this transfer window, Manchester United and Newcastle were rumoured to be interested in signing him; Wesley Fofana, a centre back for Chelsea, had an ACL injury during the preseason.
Disasi, whose contract is in its final two years, has been associated with Manchester United and Newcastle during current transfer window.
Monaco wanted to have a degree of certainty over a replacement before sanctioning a move for Disasi. The club agreed a deal with Southampton for defender Mohammed Salisu over the weekend.
Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino had indicated earlier this month the club could go into the market following the ACL injury suffered by centre-back Wesley Fofana.
Fofana underwent knee surgery, and Pochettino expressed optimism that the player will make a full recovery this season during Chelsea’s preseason tour of the United States.
Pochettino can currently pick from Levi Colwill, Thiago Silva, Trevoh Chalobah and Benoit Badiashile, who is still recovering from a hamstring injury sustained last season, to fill the centre-back positions.
Disasi will offer Chelsea another option as a right-sided centre-back. He moved to Monaco from Reims, where he spent four years, in 2020 and featured for France at the 2022 World Cup, making three appearances.
