Arsenal and Chelsea are desperately after central midfielders despite both clubs acquiring one on deadline day of the January transfer window. Jorginho left Chelsea to sign for Arsenal before the Blues then agreed a deal with Benfica to sign Enzo Fernandez for a British record transfer fee.
In the three games Chelsea and Arsenal have each played since their eleventh hour arrivals joined both clubs have endured a very similar record. Neither team has won a game in February but Fernandez and Jorginho have shown promise.
The January window could have ended slightly different for both clubs had Moises Caicedo been allowed to leave Brighton. Arsenal and Chelsea each sent bids to the Seagulls but they stood firm on their stance of not sanctioning a mid-season departure even when Caicedo released a public statement hinting he wanted to leave.
