The Premier League season has only just got underway but the culmination of the transfer window is approaching. There are three weeks remaining for the Blues to complete any outstanding business and Thomas Tuchel's squad could yet see plenty of changes.
Raheem Sterling, Kalidou Koulibaly and Marc Cucurella all impressed on their debut in Chelsea's win over Everton, in what was a sluggish outing overall for the team. Timo Werner, Marcos Alonso, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Ethan Ampadu, Emerson Palmieri and Malang Sarr were all absent from the squad for the trip to Goodison Park with plenty of questions surrounding their futures.
Thomas Tuchel revealed that Alonso had asked not to play amid a potential move to Barcelona. The German coach said: "That is the case. He tries to leave and we agreed to this wish. That's why it would not have made sense to put him on the pitch today. He would've been on the pitch otherwise but in this situation, it was the right thing to do."
