It is quite remarkable that Chelsea are on course to spend their most ever in a single transfer window but will likely end it again having ignored one of their most pressing concerns.
Yes reader, here we are again. I am now the embodiment of the Bernie Sanders meme, I am once again asking Chelsea to sign a new central midfielder, particularly one who has defensive qualities.
Many conversations around Chelsea's squad have felt tiresome and repetitive in recent years. What will happen with Callum Hudson-Odoi? Will Christian Pulisic ever rediscover his lockdown form? And will the club finally replace the talismanic presence of Diego Costa?
