It’s at all times dangerous to attempt to rebuild a defence in a single switch window, however Chelsea don’t have a lot of a alternative after the important thing departures of Rudiger and Christensen this summer season.
It’s additionally not utterly clear if Thomas Tuchel plans to maintain going with a three-at-the-back formation or if he needs to transition to a extra conventional again 4, though the presence of Thiago Silva suggests a 3 remains to be extra doubtless.
They have already got Kalidou Koulibaly to bolster their ranks, and there are plenty of reports that recommend Sevilla star Jules Kounde was going to be the ultimate piece of the puzzle.
You do need steadiness on the again so a left-footed participant would make extra sense, and these newest feedback from the supervisor recommend that they is likely to be wanting elsewhere for the subsequent recruit:
Tuchel additionally confirmed that, ideally, Chelsea may also signal a left-footed defender this summer season however mentioned Koulibaly can play that facet if want be
— Matt Regulation (@Matt_Law_DT) July 22, 2022
If Tuchel is after somebody who’s extra naturally left-sided then that will give extra credence to reports claiming that Nathan Ake might be on his means again to Stamford Bridge, so will probably be fascinating to see how this pans out.
