Chelsea co-owner and sporting director Todd Boehly has a huge task on his hands in rebuilding the squad over the next few transfer windows. The summer saw him and his new board act quickly, breaking a transfer spend record with over £200million spent to move towards being competitive.
While it added bodies and quality through the door, there's been plenty of inconsistency since with a change of manager and rotation throughout the squad. The January transfer window could look to help them solve those issues, with plenty of players being linked with a move.
When asked about potential transfers, Graham Potter said: "You have always got to look at January as a complicated window and then as we get closer to January we sit down and discuss strategy and options.
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"My job as head coach is to focus on the matches — we’ve had nine, ten matches in October, six away ones, so the focus is on preparing the team and the players that are here. Thankfully we’ve got a good recruitment department emerging, so they can focus on that and my job can be to help the team but also support that area as well."
One of those that has been linked is Barcelona winger Ousmane Dembele, with the Blues previously missing out on the 25-year-old both last January and in the summer. The France international decided to sign a new two-year deal with the Blaugrana in the summer, which could open up the possibility of a move in the near future.
According to Marca, Chelsea are still following Dembele as a potential option in the transfer window, with the report adding that a release clause becomes active in the summer that will make him available for £43million. While he struggled in the World Cup final, being substituted in the first-half after giving away a penalty, he still showed plenty across the whole tournament.
If the Blues need any more convincing of his talents, Barca boss Xavi has heaped praise on him, telling reporters: "Ousmane Dembele is the best winger in the world.” With praise like that, Boehly could be tempted to make the move for Dembele, with the release clause active in the summer.
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