Chelsea have had well-publicised issues in defence since the end of last season, with Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen both leaving on free transfers, while Cesar Azpilicueta and Marco Alonso are also hoping to force an exit. A number of players have been linked as potential replacements, but so far only Kalidou Koulibaly has arrived at Stamford Bridge.
From. Matthijs de Ligt through to Jules Kounde, the Blues have been linked with a host of names throughout this summer's transfer window as manager Thomas Tuchel's 'urgent appeal' for signings is a cause for concern with the Premier League season opener just around the corner.
"There is no update, no update," Tuchel last said on the transfer front in his post-match Arsenal press conference. "The analysing of the season does not change because of this game. Unfortunately, it proved my point and the last week proves my point. I would prefer to not be right and I did everything to prove myself wrong, but at the moment I feel I was right when I look at the last season and at the parts of the game where we struggled and how we struggled.
