Chelsea have made reinforcing their midfield a priority for the summer transfer window and they are already active in trying to recruit a new star. The Blues pulled out of the running to sign Miguel Ugarte but have since laid eyes on Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia with their options in the centre of the pitch set to be overhauled for Mauricio Pochettino.
Jorginho departed in January, while Mateo Kovacic and Ruben Loftus-Cheek are set to depart the club and N'Golo Kante's contract will expire in the coming weeks. The Blues will hope to utlise Enzo Fernandez higher up the pitch than they have been able to thus far but until the west London side add new arrivals, he is set to be short of partners.
With the aforementioned trio on their way out of the club, Pochettino will be looking for candidates to base his midfield around and that has often relied upon a player who is not only disciplined in the centre of midfield but one who can aggressively win the ball too. Michel Vorm, who played under the former Spurs boss in north London, believes such a role is crucial for Pochettino.
