This past weekend brought some much-needed relief back to Chelsea after they comfortably defeated Southampton 6-0 back in the Premier League. Ultimately, it may not mean much at all in the table, with the Blues out of the title race and comfortably securing their place in the top four, but it gives them some confidence going into a season-defining game on Tuesday night.
Chelsea will have to overcome a 3-1 deficit to Real Madrid, as they will travel to the Spanish capital and hope to qualify with a seismic victory at the Santiago Bernabeu. While potential success remains very much the task at hand for Thomas Tuchel, the Chelsea head coach also knows there is a big summer ahead in the transfer window.
Tuchel will be hoping for investment to keep up with the likes of Manchester City and Liverpool domestically and compete in the Champions League next season. Players are being linked with moves to Stamford Bridge and connected with exits - here is a round-up of the latest rumours:
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Chelsea leading race for Darwin Nunez
David Ornstein of The Athletic has reported that Chelsea are leading the race for in-demand Benfica striker Darwin Nunez ahead of a potential summer transfer. He has earned many plaudits this season whilst being one of the top scorers across the European leagues in a breakout campaign for the Argentine.
Nunez is expected to be one of the major transfers this summer with Benfica reportedly keen on getting a large fee for his services.
Manchester United, Arsenal and PSG are all reportedly interested with a fee of around £60million likely being the asking price.
PSG 'in talks' to sign Romelu Lukaku
The Belgian has endured a torrid time since returning to Chelsea this past summer after his £97.5m move from Inter. Lukaku has scored just five Premier League goals and has fallen down the pecking order behind Kai Havertz, competing for time with Timo Werner off the bench for the most part.
Chelsea will likely be keen to offload Lukaku, in order to reinvest the money elsewhere in their team.
And one side who may provide them with the opportunity to do so is PSG. The French side are reportedly in talks with Lukaku over a move according to The Sun.
Juventus eyeing Emerson Palmieri transfer
It could be a huge shake-up for Chelsea's defensive line this summer. Andreas Christensen, Antonio Rudiger and Cesar Azpilicueta are all set to become free agents, and another is now attracting interest from European giants Juventus.
Emerson Palmieri is currently on a season-long loan with Lyon after becoming the third choice left-back behind Ben Chilwell and Marcos Alonso.
And the Italian has now been linked to Juventus by Calciomercato after Alex Sandro's performance levels have dramatically decreased this season.
