With the World Cup break putting a pause on domestic football for the month, Chelsea can start to put plans into place for their January transfer window plans. The winter could prove to be a huge period for the Blues under their new owners and their new manager.
The summer saw the Boehly-Clearlake regime break the record for a transfer window expenditure in landing a number of players to rebuild the squad. Despite that, there still remains issues to iron out after an extremely inconsistent start to their campaign so far.
With the Blues sitting outside the top four, the need to strengthen while moving towards the new model is the top priority for January. So with that said, here's a look at some of the transfer problems that need to be sorted over the upcoming winter period.
