Chelsea's defensive shake-up is finally starting to take some shape after months of speculation in relation to who could possibly be replacing the likes of the already gone Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen.
Marcos Alonso and Cesar Azpilicueta could follow suit but regardless of the Spaniards' decisions regarding their own future amid strong Barcelona interest, new owner Todd Boehly has a number of big decisions on his hands. Do you give Levi Colwill a chance and promote him to the first team or will you need to sign at least two new centre-backs to compensate for the departures of the La Liga-bound pair?
These questions will soon be answered in due course with solutions to this conundrum expected very soon as Thomas Tuchel and a selection of his players return to Cobham later this week to start their pre-season preparations. Matthijs de Ligt is now the prime target to replace Rudiger with Tuchel reportedly eager to see a deal struck with Juventus which in turn could end Timo Werner's nightmare in West London.
