As Todd Boehly continues his expansive first tour of European football, attending 'meals', meeting agents and trying to replicate Marina Granovskaia's expert negotiations in the market, Thomas Tuchel needs not to panic.
The Blues are yet to sign a new player despite seeing three senior players leave the club this summer, with more departures in the coming months likely. There are currently just three centre-backs with more than 1,000 Premier League minutes played for the club, and one of those is close to joining Barcelona.
This has understandably concerned fans, especially as any progress made to bring in long-term target Jules Kounde, or Dutch star Matthijs de Ligt, appears to have stalled in recent days. As Chelsea prepare to travel to America for their pre-season tour later this week, the shape and personnel of the team is largely unknown.
