January is simply a few weeks manner now, and as you would possibly anticipate switch rumours are actually beginning to warmth up.
We’ve simply had our in a while from the properly linked Telegraph Chelsea man, Matt Legislation. He focuses on the Blues midfield, which continues to be an issue space.
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Chelsea know their drawback place for subsequent season and equipment as much as resolve it
Malo Gusto has performed lots in midfield for Chelsea. (Photograph by Mike Hewitt/Getty Pictures)
Legislation says that Chelsea recruitment in 2026 will centre on “boosting the membership’s midfield choices and easing the load positioned on Moisés Caicedo and Enzo Fernández.”
With Andrey Santos, Dario Essugo and Romeo Lavia already in place, Chelsea ought to be lined. However Lavia is in them midst of a 3rd damage ravaged marketing campaign since signing for the membership, and Essugo is having an equally poor begin to his Chelsea profession, being but to play a minute for us this season having arrived in the summertime.
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That’s meant Malo Gusto and Reece James enjoying lots in midfield, weakening our choices elsewhere within the group.
“Chelsea will signal at the least one new midfielder in 2026,” Legislation continues. “Work has already began on subsequent summer time’s window, with Chelsea figuring out the midfield as a key space to handle and researching potential targets.”
Former midfield targets named right here embrace Kobbie Mainoo and Adam Wharton. What we want above all is somebody dependable and out there.
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