Chelsea currently look like a shadow of their former selves following a shaky start to the new Premier League season.
The Blues most recent outing saw them on the wrong side of a 3-0 drubbing at the hands of Leeds United in a contest that also saw summer signing Kalidou Koulibaly receive his marching orders after picking up two yellow cards in an afternoon he'll want to forget in a hurry.
Boss Thomas Tuchel continues to cut an increasingly concerned figure as the transfer window's deadline draws closer with Chelsea yet to sign their desired number of players with the clock ticking.
Mirror Football has collated all the Chelsea headlines and main talking points as they gear up for another huge tie at home to Leicester City this weekend.
Tuchel urged to correct transfer error
The Chelsea boss has received some words of wisdom from a former Blues player in the form of Glenn Johnson, who has called on his old side to sign Wesley Fofana.
The Foxes defender has been the subject of interest to the West London-based outfit all summer given their own exodus at the back saw departures for both Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen, while Thiago Silva is not getting any younger.
Chelsea have made multiple bids for the young Frenchman, all of which have been rejected so far. However, the Blues are reportedly willing to fork out as much as £80million on Fofana to try and force Leicester's into selling.
“It does possibly make Chelsea ’s defence the strongest in the Premier League on paper. You’d have experience and youth as well as three athletes, so you’d struggle to get better than that," Johnson told Betting Odds.
"Chelsea should have bought Fofana years ago. I’m surprised he’s been at Leicester this long because a few years ago he was one of the best defenders around and he couldn’t even get in the French team."
Find Johnson's full assessment HERE.
Rodgers makes pointed Fofana remark
Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers has confirmed that Fofana will continue to sit out of the Foxes action due to trying to force the club's hand into cashing in on him.
The defender has made it clear he wants out amid interest from those over at Stamford Bridge, but his current club are standing firm in their stance he is only available for the right price.
Chelsea's most recent offer came in at £70m, reportedly £10m short of even remotely tempting the Foxes. Fofana has been forced to train with the Under 23s after he failed to attend a first-team training session earlier in the week.
"He won’t be available for the weekend. He has trained with our Under-21 squad," Rodgers explained.
"For me, it’s always about the commitment and when the players are ready to commit to the ethos of the team. If they’re not in the right frame of mind, we have to move on. The window will shut and then things will become clearer."
Read Rodgers' comments in full HERE.
Chelsea discover Champions League fate
Following the draw in Istanbul, the Blues have discovered who they will take on in the group stage of the Champions League.
As England's most recent winners of the competition, Tuchel's side will be hoping to improve on last season's showing of reaching the quarter final before they were eliminated by eventual champions Real Madrid.
This time around the Blues will face fellow European giants AC Milan, as well as Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg and Croatian outfit Dinamo Zagreb.
