Chelsea are currently battling with the biggest transition period the club has faced in its recent history. The loss of two first-team defenders would be enough to rock any squad, with Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen leaving on free transfers.
Add to that the potential to lose two midfielders in the next year, with N’Golo Kante and Jorginho in their final 12-months under contract at the club. While there are options in the forward areas, the lack of cutting edge throughout the campaign proved costly at times for the Blues.
So it leaves a squad that needs bolstering across the board, with the new ownership reportedly willing to invest over £200million in backing Thomas Tuchel’s project. However, given the structure of the new regime compared to the last, there is far less room for mistakes, meaning every transfer decision must be spot on.
