Chelsea centre-back Kurt Zouma is likely to leave Stamford Bridge this summer, according to ESPN reporter Julien Laurens.

The France international’s agents have reportedly been preparing for the defender’s departure with the Blues said to be looking to sell him for £30m.

Supporters on Twitter are not happy that manager Frank Lampard is willing to offload Zouma, who they feel is the club’s best centre-back:

I’ll curse if he leaves ?

— Owuraku Obeng ? (@owuraku_obeng) July 10, 2020

This is awful. He is needs a solid partner to organise the defence ?

— Kamran Musstafa (@kami3012) July 10, 2020

If this happens and Rudiger stays fam omds

— Ben ?? (@CFCBenji) July 10, 2020

I refuse to believe this for now at least

— Matei???? (@CFCBucharest) July 10, 2020

Can’t be right ?

— ???????? (@CFCRob_) July 10, 2020

??‍♂️what? That doesn’t make sense at all. Why don’t they sell Rudiger ?

— (Retired) Brigadier General? (@spairog) July 10, 2020

Selling our best CB ??‍♂️??‍♂️??‍♂️

— shepslee (@shepyhanmac) July 10, 2020

Sell one of Christensen or Rudiger instead

— Temimatic (@temisimo) July 10, 2020

No no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no please no?

— WeBreatheChelsea (@WeBreatheChels) July 10, 2020

Ffs only good CB we have. Sell Rudiger ffs

— Dr. ND (@Dr_Desai08) July 11, 2020

Although Zouma has played pretty regularly this campaign, there is a feeling that he isn’t completely trusted by Lampard who has been quick to drop him when he has had a poor game, unlike the other centre-halves.

There has also been a lot of talk in recent days that Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho is keen on reuniting with the player he has previously managed, and it now seems like a growing possibility that he could make the switch across London at the end of the season.