Nicolas Jackson and Christopher Nkunku could flourish in attack for Chelsea next season and the Blues look well drilled already under Mauricio Pochettino... THINGS WE LEARNED from their 2-0 win over Fulham
Chelsea beat west London rivals Fulham 2-0 to win the Premier League Summer Series at FedExField, United States.
First half goals from summer signing Christopher Nkunku and Thiago SIlva were enough to secure the Blues' third pre-season win.
Veteran defender Silva opened the scoring inside 20 minutes, rising high from a corner and finding the net with a powerful header.
Nkunku doubled Chelsea's lead before the break, pouncing quick to a rebound after Carney Chukwuemeka's effort was saved.
Mail Sport's Adrian Kajumba was there to bring you some talking points.
The search for a new goalkeeper could be over
Goalkeeper looked like a position that would need addressing this summer at Chelsea and a move for Brighton’s Robert Sanchez is now being seriously explored and progress tentatively made.
The price of some of the options Chelsea have looked at has previously been an obstacle especially. It was the case earlier in the summer when a previous enquiry was made for Sanchez. But developments have seen a possible Sanchez switch return to the agenda.
He already had one big fan at Stamford Bridge in his former Brighton mentor Ben Roberts who now heads up Chelsea’s goalkeeping department. New head coach Mauricio Pochettino has also given a move for Sanchez his blessing.
Sanchez lost his place as Brighton’s no1 to Jason Steele towards the end of last season and seen Dutchman Bart Verbruggen join this summer.
And with relations not improving between him and manager Robert De Zerbi Sanchez has been training with Brighton’s under-18s rather than the first team.
A move to Chelsea, who have also agreed a deal for Monaco centre-back Axel Disasi, is one that would seemingly work out for all parties.
With Sanchez’s current plight looking like an
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