Timo Werner's challenging time at Stamford Bridge could be close to its end this summer with Juventus reportedly in contact with Chelsea over a transfer.
Saturday's performance against Arsenal only solidified what many had already concluded when assessing the German's ability to match the required output for a player who the club invested nearly £50m into two years ago. It is probably best for Werner he moves on and Juventus could offer Chelsea and the player a neat solution.
Should that exit come to fruition, either in an initial loan or permanent deal, the door opening wider for someone to step through would appear more inviting to Armando Broja.
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In the previous weeks it looked an inevitability that the Albanian would leave for another Premier League club in search of regular opportunities.
West Ham had submitted a bid for the 20-year-old and the striker had even left the Blues US tour with an expectation a deal could be finalised. But it fell through and the Hammers instead bought Gianluca Scamacca from Sassuolo for £35m, close to the same fee they could have ended up paying for Broja.
This turn of events does not nail down Broja's future at Chelsea given other interest domestically or abroad but given his return to training with the first team at Cobham and the potential of further attacking outgoings, it is hard to believe the chance is not there for Broja to make an impact.
Not only does the reality of Chelsea's attacking shortcomings give any new face a great route to impress, but in the centre-forward position, Broja is competing with Kai Havertz and Michy Batshuayi. In all likelihood, it is only Havertz given Bathsauyi being sent on loan to Besiktas last year and being positioned as a player who has had no significant future at the club since the end of the 2019/20 season.
Havertz has struggled to get going so far in pre-season, he was a complete bystander against Arsenal and missed a great opportunity against Club America the previous week.
One of Havertz's struggles since signing from Bayer Leverkusen has been consistency and an inability to hit good form till the second half of the season, a trait he showed in Germany. Although Havertz had to deal with the arrival of Romelu Lukaku last season, his own performances did not pick up significantly until late February.
Doing similar again this season will likely attract more scrutiny without Lukaku and Broja, a more natural striker, could pounce and earn himself a more significant role under Thomas Tuchel than expected.
It is understandable why the player might have doubts over any assurances he may be getting as the club tries to retain his services amid interest, but events are starting to turn in his favour, meaning that the perfect Chelsea opportunity is there to remain at Stamford Bridge and make a full breakthrough.
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