Chelsea's need for a right-sided defender is more apparent now then ever. Trevoh Chalobah has played more minutes in the last month for Chelsea than he did in the league between December 2021 and the end of last season.
He was nearly allowed to leave over the summer. Cesar Azpilicueta, for his physical limitations and defensive drop-off, has been a body at the back that the Blues, in this current squad, couldn't have done without. Reece James' injury, which will now keep him out until after the World Cup, means that he will have missed 30 games since the start of last term. At what point does someone become injury prone? He's got to be nearing the category.
For someone so key, almost certainly the most important player in the squad when fit, - N'Golo Kante is available even less, and that's saying something - Chelsea haven't addressed their lack of depth behind him.
