Make this signing before Liverpool clash – Pochettino tells Chelsea
According to the Guardian, Chelsea head coach Mauricio Pochettino is desperate for Chelsea to sign a midfielder before Chelsea host Liverpool on the opening weekend of the season.
Conor Gallagher and Enzo Fernández are the only senior midfielders after the departures of Jorginho, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Mateo Kovacic, N’Golo Kanté and Mason Mount.
Chelsea have made one midfield signing, buying Lesley Ugochukwu from Rennes for £23.5m, but the 19-year-old is expected to go on loan to Strasbourg.
Competition for Gallagher and Fernández comes from talented but raw youngsters – Cesare Casadei, Andrey Santos and Carney Chukwuemeka.
Chelsea are interested in signing Brighton midfielder Moises Caicedo but are reluctant to meet Brighton’s £100million asking price for Caicedo.
Chelsea have considered alternative targets, including Leeds’s Tyler Adams and Ajax’s Edson Álvarez.