Chelsea's 29-man pre-season squad in the USA has already been added to and then cut down. It could be about to increase once more if Jules Kounde is a deal that's completed with time to allow him to join his new teammates in the States.
The proclaimed 'strong' group contains players purchased by five different managers over a 10-year period. Nearly one third of the squad has played less than five matches under Tuchel, if any at all, and eight players haven't started a season at the club since at least 2018.
As Tuchel prepares to rebuild a squad that has lost two senior centre-backs that helped to a Champions League win and also sets himself for the departure of two more in the final month of the summer window, plus the possibility that two of his three main midfielders from last season could leave as well, he must try to fit together the jigsaw, let alone get improving performances from his team.
