Chelsea may have missed out on Edson Alvarez in the summer transfer window and signed Denis Zakaria on a temporary basis instead, but the Blues midfield issues are not yet solved. Jorginho and N'Golo Kante remain out of contract in the summer while Graham Potter, and Thomas Tuchel before him, has struggled to come up with a combination that ticks all the boxes in the centre of the park.
The club's late move for Alvarez in August may have came out of the blue, but the west London side had tracked the Ajax midfielder for some time. However, there was little will for the Dutch side to do business without being able to find a replacement, despite a £43million bid.
The Mexican midfielder was keen on the move but was unable to convince his club to allow it. He told ESPNnl: “I am very disappointed about it. But I am convinced that one day a big club will come. We never expected Chelsea to put in another bid at the end of August. It was a difficult situation. Ajax couldn't do anything”.
