Heading into the 2022/23 season, currently only three of Chelsea's centre backs have played more than 1,000 Premier League minutes for the Blues in their career.
The departures of Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen on free transfers this summer have left Thomas Tuchel extremely short changed at the back and the German manager is doing all he can to bring in world class talent to shore up his defence. As the club prepares to leave Cobham, setting off for a pre-season tour of America, there have still been no completed incomings as of yet, with Raheem Sterling expected to be announced as the first signing for the team under Todd Boehly later this week.
Sterling's transfer will do little to soothe the fears that Chelsea's previously rigid defence under Tuchel could be floating away somewhat. football.london understands that deals for both Marcos Alonso and Cesar Azpilicueta were the topic of Boehly's 'meal' in Barcelona on Thursday, July 7. Losing two more senior players would leave Thiago Silva as the only central defender over the age of 23 at the club.
