Chelsea and Maresca are suitable for signing “priority” as a club work on the central defense agreement
The boss of Chelsea, Enzo Maresca, wanted a central defender in the summer transfer window, but the West Londoners could finally express his wish in January.
Chelsea’s defensive difficulties are bare after 3-1 defeat against Brighton
The legend of the Blues José Mourinho returns to Stamford Bridge this evening while Chelsea will face Benfica in the Champions League, and the “ special ” will be well aware of the fragile of his former club defensively at the moment.
Trevoh Chalobah was sent back for denying an opportunity to score goal during the last exit from Chelsea, a humiliating 3-1 defeat at home against Brighton, where the team of Fabian Hurzeler made the additional man count and missed winners deserved in the English capital.
Levi Colwill’s LCA injury, which should keep it outside for most of 2025/2026, has undoubtedly contributed to the weakness of Chelsea in the back, and Maresca is found with precious options with Tosin Adarabioyo and Wesley Fofana also injured.
Chelsea has been without the Premier League victory since that time last month and conceded 11 goals in his last five outings in all competitions, Blueco has undoubtedly paid the prize for not having signed a central defender in summer.
Despite being one of the biggest expenditure in the division, Chelsea’s priority at the time was to call on new attackers, without any room to strengthen the Maresca bottom line.
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The greatest summer spending in the Premier League |
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|---|---|---|---|
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Team |
Spent |
Received |
Net expenses |
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Liverpool |
£ 415,000,000 |
£ 187,000,000 |
£ 228,000,000 |
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Chélat |
£ 285,000,000 |
£ 288,000,000 |
– £ 3,000,000 |
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Arsenal |
£ 255,000,000 |
£ 9,000,000 |
£ 246,000,000 |
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Newcastle |
£ 250,000,000 |
£ 152,000,000 |
£ 98,000,000 |
|
Man utd |
£ 216,000,000 |
£ 68,000,000 |
£ 148,000,000 |
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NOTTM Forest |
£ 205,000,000 |
£ 107,000,000 |
£ 98,000,000 |
|
Tottenham |
£ 181,000,000 |
£ 36,000,000 |
£ 145,000,000 |
|
Sunderland |
£ 162,000,000 |
£ 44,000,000 |
£ 118,000,000 |
|
Man |
£ 152,000,000 |
£ 53,000,000 |
£ 99,000,000 |
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West Ham |
£ 124,000,000 |
£ 55,000,000 |
£ 69,000,000 |
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Chelsea tried to sign Dean Huijsen de Bournemouth, before the move of 50 million pounds sterling from Spanish to Real Madrid, and Maresca strongly suggested towards the end of the transfer window they needed another body in this area.
“The club knows exactly what I think,” said Maresca after Colwill’s injury.
“I think we need a central defender. We are looking for an internal solution, but as I said, the club knows exactly what I think.”
Since then, reports have said that Chelsea could take over the market for a new mid-season defender, journalist Pete O’Rourke sharing an update on this subject.
Chelsea and Maresca agree on the signing of “priority” while club work to sign the central defender
According to the journalist, in a room for initiate football, Chelsea and Maresca are aligned with the signing of a central defender.
The club and the manager believe that bringing it is now a “priority” for January, Chelsea, supposed to work on defensive reinforcements for the moment when the window reopens.
It is imperative that Chelsea supports Maresca and offers Italian another world class option. The injuries of Tosin and Fofana added to his misfortunes, while Chelsea is preparing to take Liverpool at the table this weekend with a very weakened back line.
The return of Benoit Badiarshile to the fold could not have arrived at a better time, but Chalobah will be suspended for their confrontation of Stamford Bridge against the side of Arne Slot.
Fortunately for Chelsea, the Cobham Academy graduate will not serve a national ban on a match before returning after the international break against the Nottingham forest.
In the meantime, Chelsea’s recruitment team must go to work to find the right profile for January, with the starlet of Club Brugge Joel Order among the potential targets of Blueco alongside Antonio Silva de Benfica (Simon Phillips).
