Arsenal could be set to take advantage of Chelsea's current contract situation to land a key player this summer. It comes after the Blues already lost both Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen at the end of their deals as free agents.
It leaves manager Thomas Tuchel picking up the pieces, with a number of arrivals expected to refresh his squad. On the challenge ahead, the German coach said: "We are affected by it, players are going out.
"We are rebuilding, not improving the squad. We are rebuilding. This is always challenging, but we are up for the challenge."
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A similar issue could soon come back to haunt Tuchel, though, as midfield duo Jorginho and N'Golo Kante enter the final 12 months of their contracts at Stamford Bridge. football.london understands that talks are yet to begin over a new deal for either player.
And due to that, the Daily Star reports that Arsenal are considering a move for Kante as Mikel Arteta looks to reinforce his squad. The Frenchman struggled over the past campaign with injuries, but the manager has already outlined how important he is to the side.
He said when asked about his absences: "I think he [Kante] is our key, key, key player; but key, key, key players need to be on the pitch. He plays only 40 per cent of the games. So it's maybe a miracle that we arrived in third place.
"Because he is our Mo Salah, he is our Van Dijk, he is our De Bruyne, he is simply that player. He is our Neymar, he is our Kylian Mbappe; he is the guy who makes the difference."
It also led to Tuchel calling for both Kante and Jorginho's future to be resolved this summer: "It's a wish as a coach that we solve this in the summer in any way, that we solve it and it's clear where the journey is and what the decision is. Yes, this is the wish."
It remains to be seen whether this type of deal will be possible, especially in selling to a rival. However, with a bit set of changes to come within the squad, it may not be ruled out as of yet.
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