Todd Boehly has yet again exhibited his willingness to make sizable investments since becoming owner at Chelsea.
The Blues have just added eight new players this January, including Enzo Fernandez who cost £323.5million – a British record! Graham Potter is pleased but must now decide how they’ll fit into the team, making sure he follows the Champions League rules that only allow three registrants in the knockout rounds.
His strongest XI, depending on which three are listed, could be compromised due to injury issues and would feature World Cup-winning midfielder Fernandez alongside N’Golo Kante and Mason Mount with defenders Thiago Silva, Ben Chilwell, Mykhailo Mudrik, and Reece James behind them.
Goalkeeper Kepa would take up the starting role with Joao Felix assuming a spot on the right wing and England internationals in opposing positions upfront.
Alternately, he could provide another completely different lineup that includes Edouard Mendy in goal, Badiashile and Koulibaly as center backs next to Trevoh Chalobah and Marc Cucurella while Denis Zakaria plays alongside Conor Gallagher and Mateo Kovacic in midfield; any combination of Sterling, Pulisic or Aubameyang would be utilized in attack conceivably leaving out notable names like Azpilicueta, Loftus-Cheek or Ziyech.
Undoubtedly Graham Potter won’t face any lack of options going forward though his choice of final eleven will remain to be seen.
Article updated 2 months ago. Content is written and modified by multiple authors.
