Chelsea is having to overcome a tumultuous 2022, since former owner Roman Abramovich was punished by the British government in March. Chelsea’s future is uncertain until the group led by American billionaire Todd Boehly completes the acquisition of the team.
But the summer was not positive for the team, when they lost midfielders Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen without earning any transfer fees.
Coach Thomas Tuchel in the loss to Leeds at Elland Road on August 21.
After a 0-3 loss at Leeds on August 21, Tuchel and his team fell to 12th place in the Premier League.
Chelsea played sublimely and led most of the first phase of last season, thanks to the 3-5-2 formation.
Chelsea’s first goal is to buy more central defenders, as they currently only have three players in this position: Thiago Silva, Koulibaly and Trevoh Chalobah.
Chelsea targeted many midfielders such as Nathan Ake, Jules Kounde and Presnel Kimpembe in the summer of 2022, but could not reach an agreement with anyone.
Chelsea targets Brighton mainstay Adam Webster as a backup plan for Fofana.
Chelsea’s defense has also conceded five goals in three matches, mostly from fixed situations.
Reece James (left) played as a center back in the match against Tottenham on August 14.
Another position Chelsea doesn’t even have any players at is striker.
The three attackers Mason Mount, Havertz and rookie Sterling have not scored or assisted yet.
Chelsea’s move is a bit strange as they intend to buy Anthony Gordon from Everton for a transfer fee of more than 70 million USD.
Tuchel wants Chelsea to recruit Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, a player who scored 79 goals in 95 matches for Dortmund under the German coach.
Barca also wants to release Aubameyang to sign up for other rookies, but they demand Chelsea pay $30 million in transfer fees.
Last season, Chelsea scored 23 fewer goals than champion Man City.
Aubameyang still has a contract with Barca until summer 2025. Photo: Shutterstock
Chelsea will also need a creative midfielder, although Gallagher brought excitement to fans when he returned after three consecutive seasons as an apprentice.
Chelsea’s leadership wanted to recruit Frenkie de Jong from Barca, when Man Utd withdrew from this deal.
However, Tuchel made it clear that Chelsea does not need more midfielders.
When attracting players is difficult, Chelsea is also looking for ways to reduce the squad.
Barkley only played 215 minutes in the Premier League for Chelsea in the past two seasons, and young talent Gilmour has no place with Tuchel.
Keeping such players in the team not only affects finances, but also affects the psychology of the dressing room.
In addition, there are players who are still in Tuchel’s plans but are dissatisfied with not being able to start, such as Callum Hudson-Odoi, Christian Pulisic and Hakim Ziyech.
Hudson-Odoi is ready to play for Leverkusen on loan.
But Tuchel still does not want to allow the above players to leave, when Chelsea is training with only 18 players.
`We need more quality players to be competitive,` he said.