The Chelsea squad that Graham Potter will be working with is not one he has had any input in. It has been mainly sculpted by Thomas Tuchel with elements of Frank Lampard, Antonio Conte, Maurizio Sarri and even Roberto Di Matteo.
There won't be any scope for that to change until January, when the new boss is expected to receive heavy post-World Cup backing in what could make for a strangely surprising and active window for Chelsea. Before then, there are options for the 47-year-old to improve and adapt his squad.
Be it via tactical movements or from the early promotion and trust in youth that Todd Boehly failed to see on the horizon under Tuchel, Potter isn't limited in options. There is a chance that come January, though, one of the best bits of business might not be a big money transfer at all.
