Chelsea 'unbalanced' squad analysed after Pochettino's clear & honest demand
football.london analyses the full Chelsea squad and its depth after Mauricio Pochettino described it as 'unbalanced' following the Blues' draw with Newcastle United
Mauricio Pochettino made it abundantly clear on Thursday morning that Chelsea needed to address some areas in their squad in the summer transfer window.
The Blues have offloaded 13 players this summer, whether that's been for a fee, on a free or released by the club. In doing this, it has left some areas of the squad lacking more than others, which has forced Pochettino to send a clear message to those at the club working on transfer business.
With this being said, football.london takes a look at each of the positions in the Chelsea squad and all of the options the Blues have at their disposal. This, of course, is subject to change if the club add or offload any more players.
Kepa Arrizabalaga, Gabriel Slonina, Marcus Bettinelli, Eddie Beach, Jamie Cumming
It is well reported by now that Chelsea have considered bringing in a new first-choice goalkeeper this summer. However, the club will not rush and sign one for the sake of it and are more likely to wait for the right player to come about.
This means, with each passing day, Kepa Arrizabalaga looks the most likely to be in goal for the side's first Premier League game against Liverpool next month. Gabriel Slonina is expected to be loaned out to try and further his development with regular first-team minutes.
Chelsea are now well stocked at right-back after last season brought some issues in that particular area. The addition of Malo Gusto looks to be a smart piece of business, with the young Frenchman impressing thus far in pre-season.
Gusto looks a very good back-up option to Reece James, who has struggled with
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