Chelsea's defence will be down to the bare bones with an exodus from their backline at the end of the season set to leave Thomas Tuchel short on experienced players in the club's rearguard.
Antonio Rudiger, Andreas Christensen and Cesar Azpilicueta are all set to leave for pastures new in the summer when their contracts at Stamford Bridge expire while Marcos Alonso has also been strongly tipped to leave.
Tuchel will make defensive reinforcements his priority as soon as the club are able to sign players when their transfer embargo is lifted following the sale of the Premier League by Roman Abramovich to incoming owner Todd Boehly in the near future. Mirror Sport has rounded up the latest Chelsea transfer news and rumours.
