Any midfielder that has greatly impressed in the year 2022 is highly likely to be on Chelsea's transfer wish list for the coming windows, with a midfield rebuild desperately needed at Stamford Bridge. In the summer Todd Boehly oversaw a £160million defensive overhaul bringing in Kalidou Koulibaly, Wesley Fofana and Marc Cucurella, but it is now the midfield that needs serious attention.
Denis Zakaria was brought in on-loan from Juventus as a short-term solution in an attempt to solve the Blues' midfield woes, but he has only made three appearances in a Chelsea shirt since joining. The contract situations of N'Golo Kante and Jorginho and the lack of significant midfield acquisitions in the summer seem to indicate that 2023 is going to be the year of the midfielder.
Jude Bellingham and Declan Rice are the obvious options for Boehly and Co. with the English duo looking likely to leave Borussia Dortmund and West Ham in the summer. The World Cup has also seen Chelsea spark an interest in Alexis Mac Allister and his Argentinian team-mate Enzo Fernandez, with the latter looking likely to be the first senior midfielder signed permanently by the Blues since Mateo Kovacic joined in 2019.
