Chelsea are considering a move for Southampton star Romeo Lavia as Mauricio Pochettino attempts to strengthen his squad after already losing six midfielders this summer.
Mateo Kovacic, Mason Mount, N'Golo Kante, Ruben Loftus-Cheek have all departed Stamford Bridge on permanent deals as Todd Boehly tries to balance the books after spending £600million since taking over just over a year ago. Meanwhile, Denis Zakaria has returned to Juventus and Tiemoue Bakayoko's contract expired last month.
With Enzo Fernandez, Conor Gallagher and Carney Chukwuemeka the only senior central midfielders at the club right now, Pochettino is set to dip into the market to sign someone in that position. Several players have been linked with a move to the Blues, including Declan Rice and Sergei Milinkovic-Savic.
