Thomas Tuchel will have money to spend this summer as the Chelsea head coach oversees a rebuild of his first-team squad – and there is much work to be done with big decisions needed as to which defenders are signed, whether improvements are needed in midfield, and who moves on from the misfiring attack.
The club's new ownership – which is fronted by the U.S. billionaire Todd Boehly – is going to back Tuchel's judgment and let him guide the club's efforts in the transfer market. That is a marked change from the Roman Abramovich era, in which the head coach was one of several voices involved in the recruitment process.
It will be down to Tuchel to decide who is targeted to replace Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen, who are joining Real Madrid and Barcelona, respectively, this summer. And there is also the Romelu Lukaku problem to solve; the Belgian is intent on returning to Inter Milan less than a year after rejoining Chelsea in a deal worth £97.5million.
