Chelsea's defensive targets widely varied across the past summer: jumping from Jules Kounde to Matthijs de Ligt to Presnel Kimpembe.
None of the trio ended up at Stamford Bridge, with Chelsea's new owners instead forking out over £100million to secure the duo of Kalidou Koulibaly and Wesley Fofana.
The pressure on the club's new owners to invest in defence was clear from the moment Antonio Rudiger decided to depart at the end of his contract back in April. That blow was compounded by Andreas Christensen following suit, with both players jumping to La Liga, committing their futures to Spain's two big hitters.
