Why are Chelsea signing Tyler Adams? London club's move for USMNT star assessed and the role he will play

After impressing with Leeds United last season, the latest reports suggest that Premier League side Chelsea have triggered a £20million release clause in Tyler Adams' contract in order to bring the midfielder to Stamford Bridge for this upcoming season. 

The USMNT midfielder featured 26 times for the Elland Road outfit last season, though the Yorkshire side's campaign ultimately ended in relegation to the second tier of English football. 

Even despite that, Adams shone on a personal level with a string of strong performances throughout the season which ultimately haven't gone unnoticed by one of the country's biggest clubs. 

In this article, we'll look at why Chelsea want to sign Adams, how he'll fit into Mauricio Pochettino's tactical set up and how he compares to the club's current midfielders.

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Bizarrely, and even despite the fact that Chelsea owner Todd Boehly has spent an eye-watering amount of money in order to turn around the club's on-pitch fortunes, the Blues' midfield still seems lacking on paper. 

Moves for Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia continue to be stalled by Brighton and Southampton's collectively reluctance to sell, whilst a number of players in that department have been shipped out  — like Mateo Kovacic joining Manchester City and Mason Mount heading to Manchester United.

As such, there's a very real need to bring in a midfielder and quickly before the season fully gets underway. 

Up step Tyler Adams who's been linked with a move to the club for a number of weeks now and there's a number of different reasons as to why Chelsea should want to sign the Wappingers Falls native. 

Firstly, there's the topic