Rennes president Nicolas Holveck has revealed Edouard Mendy wants to join Chelsea.
The Blues have been strongly linked with the Frenchman in the wake of Kepa Arrizabalaga's woeful campaign, which saw the world's most expensive goalkeeper lose his spot in Frank Lampard's starting XI.
RMC Sport says the 28-year-old goalkeeper has already agreed to a 'five-year deal' with Chelsea but the two clubs remain apart of their valuation of the player.
Chelsea have already had a £14million bid rejected by the Ligue 1 outfit and are reportedly wanting £23m for their No 1. However, it appears it will only be a matter of time before a move is sanction following Holveck's omission in a press conference on Wednesday.
When asked about Mendy's ongoing situation, Holveck said: "We've started official negotiations with Chelsea to sell Edouard Mendy.
"We know the player wants to leave [and join Chelsea]. But the agreement at the moment is not 100 per cent completed between the three parts."
