Chelsea might supply defender Trevoh Chalobah in potential talks to signal a marquee participant for supervisor Enzo Maresca this summer time, with a part-exchange bid apparently on the playing cards.
Chelsea face Southampton after Aston Villa defeat
The Blues have now misplaced six of their final 11 video games in all competitions, together with three consecutive Premier League defeats, as Chelsea slip to seventh within the desk after their 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa within the Midlands on Saturday.
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A brace from Marco Asensio cancelled out Enzo Fernández’s opener handy Chelsea one more disappointing loss amid a torrid run of type, as Maresca additionally offers with accidents crippling his Chelsea squad proper now.
Marc Guiu, Nicolas Jackson, Noni Madueke, Romeo Lavia, Wesley Fofana, Benoit Badiashile and Chalobah are all being handled proper now, however Chelsea’s boss is looking for the positives.
Chelsea’s subsequent 5 Premier League fixtures | Date |
|---|---|
Southampton (dwelling) | Right now |
Leicester Metropolis (dwelling) | March ninth |
Arsenal (away) | March sixteenth |
Tottenham (dwelling) | April 2nd |
Brentford (away) | April fifth |
“It is like this,” mentioned Maresca on Chelsea’s 2-1 loss to Aston Villa.
“We ask for a greater efficiency in comparison with the Brighton one. I believe the efficiency was there, we did not deserve the ultimate outcome however we have to settle for that. On this second, it isn’t sufficient. We have to discover one thing further to get outcomes however for certain, we’re going to be there. The efficiency was superb, to go to Villa Park and play the first-half we performed is a vital assertion. The issue on the finish was the outcome, the outcome was not good for us. It was a tricky one in that second, additionally as a result of we’re in a foul run of outcomes, in order that can also be the rationale why.”
Chelsea now put together to face Southampton this night at Stamford Bridge, and nothing however a win will do for Maresca as he seems to be to show their fortunes round. In the meantime, BlueCo and Todd Boehly are already planning for subsequent season when it comes to bolstering the squad.
In accordance with experiences, a centre-back is excessive on Chelsea’s switch agenda for the summer time, they usually might even look to re-sign former defender Marc Guehi from Crystal Palace.
Chelsea might supply Trevoh Chalobah in part-exchange for Marc Guehi
The England worldwide, who commanded an £80 million-plus price ticket within the January window, was topic to a rejected £70 million supply from Tottenham, and it’s believed that Chelsea had been debating a winter deal for Guehi earlier than recalling Chalobah as an alternative.
Now, in keeping with dependable journalist Simon Phillips, Guehi very a lot stays on Chelsea’s shortlist, they usually might even supply Chalobah as a makeweight any deal for the “sensational” centre-back.
“On centre backs, Marc Guehi remains to be a participant excessive on Chelsea’s centre again shortlist, and once more, if they might have gotten him for a greater price in January then they completely would have signed him,” wrote Phillips, through his Substack.
“So returning for him in the summertime when he’s anticipated to be cheaper as he nears the tip of his contract, is actually going to be one thing we anticipate to occur. Regulate Trevoh Chalobah getting used as a make-weight for this potential deal.”
