Just like Chelsea's eventual signing of Kalidou Koulibaly, which came five years after their initial surge of interest, Thomas Tuchel has now turned his attentions to Milan Skriniar, another long-term target for the club.
Because of the complicated and drawn out process by which Barcelona have somehow moved ahead of the Blues in the tussle to sign Jules Kounde, there is now added desperation in London to complete a set of high-quality incomings, as well as shedding some of their underperforming squad players.
This has created some additional tension in the Blues camp as Thomas Tuchel admitted that a group of his players, football.london believes it could be up to seven, want to leave the club, therefore creating an environment not conducive to ideal match preparation.
