Chelsea has become as loyal to signing players from Ligue 1 as we all are to our favourite food retailers; you might be a Sainsbury's person, I might be a Tesco guy, and everyone knows that friend who's a Marks and Spencers customer in denial.
And, the west Londoners in typical west London fashion - you guessed - are the latter, but enough of the retail food analogies because the European champions have been urged to revisit the French transfer market ahead of the summer.
Thomas Tuchel's side has enjoyed a lot of success shopping in France over the years, signing the likes of Didier Drogba, Michael Essien, Petr Cech and Eden Hazard, to name a few.
