Chelsea may have already made six new signings, but there appears to be no sign of respite with the arrival of at least two more players on the horizon.
New manager Enzo Maresca He was already interested in adding more options to his squad and Saturday’s 4-1 defeat against Celtic did little to convince him otherwise.
Maresca, who joined from Leicester City in June, is still hoping for his first win after coming from behind to draw at League One side Wrexham in midweek, but is not too worried about results so far.
“The biggest difference between us and them was the physical condition,” he said, “It’s very clear that they are ready to start [their league season] and we just had our second [pre-season] game and some of our players only played 45 minutes, so the difference was huge.”
Goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen will likely be the first new face as he is currently on his way to the United States to complete his move to Chelsea after a fee was agreed with Villarreal for the 22-year-old over the weekend.
Another player who should arrive at Stamford Bridge is the defender Aaron Anselminowho must be in London for a medical examination before £17 million turnoveralthough he is likely to be loaned back to his current club Boca Juniors next season.
According to reports in the Guardian Napoli are open to including Romelu Lukaku in discussions with the Blues over the striker Victor Osimhenwith the Serie A side eager to complete a move for the Belgian striker.
Lukaku has spent the last two seasons on loan in Serie A at Inter Milan and Roma respectively and is believed to be interested in re-joining former manager Antonio Conte, who took charge of Roma last month.
Meanwhile, the 31-year-old is expected to return to Cobham to train with Chelsea players who are not part of the pre-season trip to the USA.
Another player linked with the Blues he is a Juventus star Federico Chiesa who is also believed to be on Arsenal and Tottenham’s radar.
The Italian international’s agent is reported having flown to London to talk to Chelsea and Tottenham about a possible move. The winger played 37 games last season, scoring 10 goals and assisting three more.
