Thomas Tuchel has his wish. Chelsea will have a new midfielder at the club this summer and it wasn't a name that many had expected but the importance could be invaluable.
Heading into deadline day the two key areas still to be added to by Thomas Tuchel was a striker, a spot taken by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, and central midfield. With late moves made on Wednesday, August 31 to secure Edson Alvarez from Ajax or Ibrahim Sangare from PSV, both deals looked to be off with just hours left of the window.
The stories of panic buying commenced, the memories of Saul Niguez's failed loan resurfaced and the worry that Tuchel might be left with a lack of defensive midfield cover as well as a host of injury prone and flawed options felt very real. In a matter of minutes it all changed.
