Marina Granovskaia has been proven right in Chelsea's January transfer strategy with former Premier League icon Nigel De Jong admitting he is 'not surprised' at seeing no signings arrive in SW6 this month.
Thomas Tuchel's squad had been stretched to the limit in the build-up to the first transfer window in 2022 with large proportions of the Chelsea squad spending time on the side-lines due to injury and Covid issues respectively.
Most of these said problems have come in the Blues' backline with Reece James and Ben Chilwell long-term absentees - injuries that have affected the European Champions' form during the festive schedule.
