“They should say goodbye to the title” – Glen Johnson reveals one condition why Chelsea will not win the league next season
Former Chelsea fullback Glen Johnson asserted that the Blues’ revamped defense might prevent them from winning the Premier League championship in 2022–23. He claimed that adding players without Premier League background could cost the Blues “the fight.”
Chelsea has been looking for replacements after losing Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen to Real Madrid and Barcelona, respectively.
Kalidou Koulibaly has joined from Serie A powerhouse Napoli, and there have been discussions about bringing in Presnel Kimpembe from Paris Saint-Germain and Jules Kounde from Sevilla this summer, according to Fabrizio Romano.
Johnson, who was a Blues player from 2003 to 2007, is not a fan of his previous team’s current hiring practices and believes it will cost them in the title chase.
Johnson told Betting Odds: Explaining why the Blues could struggle next season.
“If they’ve almost got a brand new defence then that could hamper them initially. However, if they can get players with Premier League experience, then it might not hinder them as much. If you get a couple of players that don’t know the Premier League and they all can’t gel at once then that may potentially lose them the fight.
“If you sign four players from outside the Premier League for example, then one of them is going to flop. That’s just a fact. You’re not going to get four new defenders that are going to be ten out of ten from the moment they arrive. If they buy a number of defenders without Premier League experience, then they can kiss the title goodbye straight away.”