Whether or not Chelsea sign an attacker to go alongside Raheem Sterling remains to be seen.
Currently, all focus is on the defensive re-structure with Jules Kounde and Presnel Kimpembe negotiations ongoing but once they come to an end, a 'couple' more players could still be signed before the September 1 deadline. "I have a figure I think we need a couple more players in to improve the squad," manager Thomas Tuchel said in his recent press conference.
"We were third last season. We cannot discuss the reason forever but there was a gap between us Manchester City and Liverpool. I think in general if you want to keep your position if you want to fight for the same position you need to improve you cannot stand still. If you stand still other teams will overtake you. Given the position that we even lost players its common sense that we need to bring new quality to the team to maintain our level. Not even speaking about improving our level, so this is the situation where we are right now.
