Mauricio Pochettino expected to drop major Chelsea transfer hint vs Wrexham
Chelsea take on newly-promoted League Two side Wrexham on Wednesday as they kick off their pre-season campaign in North Carolina.
The Blues jet off to the United States as they begin life under Mauricio Pochettino to prepare for a big 2023/24 season under the Argentine's tutelage. Chelsea will take on Wrexham, before three games against Premier League opposition in Brighton, Fulham and Newcastle United. They wrap up their tour of America with a clash against Borussia Dortmund.
Pochettino will trial and experiment with his squad as he gets to know his new players in these five matches. It is still an unknown regarding what system the 51-year-old will go with by the time Chelsea take on Liverpool in their Premier League opener in less than a month.
While the personnel Pochettino uses against Wrexham will not really mean that much in the long run, the formation and system the Chelsea head coach could have implications on his plans going forward at Stamford Bridge. Some players have had a lot more time in training than others, and the ones who have been at Cobham for a longer time could be handed more minutes against Wrexham on Wednesday.
New signing Christopher Nkunku joined up with his Chelsea teammates for the first time on Friday afternoon at Cobham. The France international, who finally joined the Blues this summer after a deal was agreed with RB Leipzig last season, has big expectations on his shoulders following some breathtaking numbers in Germany.
Nkunku was used all across the front-line for Leipzig but the position he really flourished in was the central striker. It remains to be seen the role he will take up in the Chelsea squad under Pochettino but either way it is set to answer a big question.
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