June 17th 2023.
Frank Lebouef is concerned that Chelsea may be in danger of allowing too many midfielders to leave the club this summer. With Mauricio Pochettino under pressure to trim the squad to meet UEFA's Financial Fair Play regulations, Mateo Kovacic, N'Golo Kante, Conor Gallagher, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Carney Chukwuemeka are all on the verge of leaving.
Despite making progress in their attempts to sign Moises Caicedo from Brighton, Lebouef feels there is a need for more midfielders to remain at the club. He stated that with Jorginho already leaving last season, Kante set to depart for Saudi Arabia and Kovacic about to sign for Manchester City, Chelsea need to find somebody else to partner Enzo Fernandez.
Lebouef added that either Gallagher or Loftus-Cheek should stay to act as a substitute, but that two players is too few in that situation. He went on to point out that Kovacic will be joining Manchester City as a substitute, so Chelsea need to make sure they are strong in the middle of the park.
Chelsea are now looking to Nicolas Jackson and have identified four alternatives to Caicedo. Meanwhile, Nigel Reo-Coker has predicted Declan Rice's next club, with Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City all linked.
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