Graham Potter will be keen to put his own stamp on the Chelsea squad as quickly as he can. The Englishman replaced Thomas Tuchel at the helm three weeks ago and has inherited the squad the German put together.
After backing his manager to the tune of more than £250million, Todd Boehly parted company with Tuchel after the transfer window closed and replaced him with Potter. Potter will have to wait until January at the earliest to bring in any new signings and will more than likely use next summer's transfer window to make the changes he wants to make.
Chelsea could lose two midfielders to free transfers in the summer, with both N'Golo Kante and Jorginho out of contract. But they could replace them with free transfers too to save Boehly some money. And football.london understands that early discussions have already been held by the ownership group over potential midfield targets for next summer. There's an understanding amongst staff that a succession plan is required – no matter what happens next with the duo.
