There is now less than a month before the transfer window closes for Chelsea and clearly still much work to do. Thomas Tuchel's side produced better performances in their two friendlies against Udinese after a disastrous outing against Arsenal but the German coach will be aware that his side are not the finished product.
The arrivals of Raheem Sterling and Kalidou Koulibaly have been significant and impressive, but the Blues have been playing catch-up in recent months following sanctions and the departures of key players in the team. A rebuilding process was said to be required rather than simply adding players to cement a title challenge.
The season awaits in the coming weekend with wantaway players still in the first team squad, and others still figuring out whether they have a place at all. football.london takes a look at three key things the Blues must do in the remaining four weeks or so of the transfer window to overcome their issues.