Super agent Jorge Mendes could once again try and offer Cristiano Ronaldo to Chelsea. Recent developments on Timo Werner could prompt manager Thomas Tuchel to do a U-turn on his initial stance in relation to the Portuguese star.
After Chelsea were thumped over the weekend at the hands of Premier League rivals Arsenal, not only has the transfer needs in defence been reaffirmed but their business in attack is to be reviewed. Tuchel was angry with the comments Timo Werner made during the pre-season tour in relation to potential exit comments amid RB Leipzig rumours, but an admission made after the 4-0 defeat could mean that action could be seen off the pitch very soon regarding recruiting more offensive-minded players.
"For sure. If you look at the first half, it was even hard to escape our half in a productive way and to play in the opponent’s half in a positive way and create chances – we had one chance with a shot [that hit the post]," Tuchel reasoned in his post-match press conference. "But the amount of dangerous situations, the amount of one against ones, the amount of accelerations in the second half, where we dominated the game and were the better team in the first 22 minutes, but with their first action they score and we didn't have too many dangerous situations [after that].
