£67m rising star arrive Stamford bridge with his agent to prepare his deal with Chelsea awaiting for the transfer window to be open, as he is anxious of playing for Chelsea because of Thomas Tuchel future in the club

 

 £67m rising star arrive Stamford bridge with his agent to prepare his deal with Chelsea awaiting for the transfer window to be open, as he is anxious of playing for Chelsea because of Thomas Tuchel future in the club

it is a moment of rejuvenation and opportunity. There could be a much larger group in attendance at Cobham.

Those numbers are unlikely to include Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen, while several decisions are to be made on players approaching the final year of their deals in N'Golo Kante, Jorginho and Marcos Alonso. There will be anticipation over the players who could replace those who have left with a new owner coming in

When the final whistle goes against Watford, there will be 23 days until the transfer window opens, and it will be a constrained period to work in. The club cannot move forward with players they have identified until the government adjusts the special licence when the takeover is complete. A fact Tuchel has not forgotten when declaring he has to rebuild the team, not simply improve it.

The German coach said in his press conference: "We are hoping, but at the moment, we are not. You ask many times if we have a delay in approaching players and making plans, of course, a huge delay. We are affected by it, players are going out. We are rebuilding, not improving the squad. We are rebuilding. This is always challenging, but we are up for the challenge.