Juventus and Man Utd tried to sign Presnel Kimpembe this summer

During the just-closed summer transfer window, Chelsea tried hard to sign Paris Saint-Germain assistant captain Presnel Kimpembe but failed.

Thomas Tuchel worked with the player during his stint at PSG and wanted to bring him to London. However, the move never materialised.

Chelsea moved on to other targets. They brought in Kalidou Koulibaly from Napoli and Wesley Fofana from Leicester City.

According to Le10Sport, Chelsea was not the only suitor that made moves for Kimpembe. Manchester United and Juventus also considered the 27-year-old France international.

With Harry Maguire in the worst possible form, new boss Erik Ten Hag was desperate for a left-sided central defender.

Man Utd considered Kimpembe for the job as he is one of the best in this position. However, they eventually signed Lisandro Martinez from Ajax, reuniting him with Ten Hag.

Serie A giants Juventus also considered Kimpembe following the departure of Giorgio Chiellini and Matthijs De Ligt.

Kimpembe makes the perfect like-for-like replacement for Chiellini. They are left-footed, aggressive, and physically dominant centre-backs.

When De Ligt also moved to Bayern Munich, the PSG man was one of the possible replacements. 

Man Utd and Juventus tried to get Kimpembe, but they did not go as far as Chelsea in their pursuit.

Now Kimpembe is discussing with PSG to extend his stay with the club. Sporting adviser Luis Campos will lead discussions for the new contract. Talks were supposed to start immediately after the transfer window.

At the moment, Kimpembe is sidelined for six weeks with an injury, leaving him with only a little time to make Didier Deschamps’ France World Cup squad.

He will be back in action a week before the 2022 World cup.

Kimpembe is one of the trusted generals on the left side of the Les Bleus back three. It would be unsurprising to see him make the trip to Qatar even without a lot of match fitness.