After a run of three successive Premier League defeats, Chelsea's project under Todd Boehly and new manager Graham Potter is not off to the best of starts and it could yet become worse before it gets better in west London.
For the first time since 2015, the Blues lost a third consecutive league game after they slumped to a 1-0 defeat against Newcastle and away from two Champions League victories, Potter's last win in domestic football came nearly a month ago against Aston Villa.
Many of Chelsea's players, including Jorginho and N'golo Kante, see their contracts expire in the summer and while this is a major concern as it will leave the club extremely light in the middle of the park, another crucial first-team player at Stamford Bridge could leave at the end of his current deal.
