Thomas Tuchel was pretty swift when describing what he thinks Chelsea needs to do in this summer's transfer window.
"We have to be fast and smart," the German stated after Sunday's final game of the season. "We have clear ideas for the profiles and characteristics of these players. But it's not like we put a name on the list, and then we get the player. We have to convince the player, speak to their clubs, and convince ourselves this is the player [we need]. So there is normally a lot of work, and it will be the same to be competitive next season."
Chelsea are already behind their competitors in the market due to the sanctions imposed on Roman Abramovich back in March. Once those are lifted after the imminent takeover of the consortium led by Todd Boehly, there will be little room for the sort of transfer blunders we've seen from the club in recent years.
