Gary Neville believes that Chelsea are just two signings and a 'proper' manager away from challenging again at the highest level. The Blues have spent over half-a-billion pounds on new players over the last two transfer windows and, while many have been a success, Todd Boehly is yet to see a return on his eye-watering investment.
Despite the Blues' teething problems this season, the former Manchester United defender has claimed that the west London outfit are closer to competing with Manchester City than Manchester United. Speaking on The Overlap, Neville heaped great praise on Chelsea's midfield and defence, but insisted that Todd Boehly still needs to sign a striker and a goalkeeper.
"Obviously they’re short. They’re short of a manager, they’re short of a centre-forward. I think the goalkeeper could be better," said the 48-year-old. "But I just thought when I was watching them [against Liverpool], Wesley Fofana the centre-back I thought was fantastic, they’ve got Benoit Badiashile on the bench, Kalidou Koulibaly is obviously a half-decent defender and the two full-backs have got the ability – if they stay fit – to be the best in Ben Chilwell and Reece James.
