Tuesday, January 31, 2023

All Chelsea have signed 17 players for a total of £495m across the last two transfer windows following Todd Boehly's consortium's takeover; Graham Potter has the support of the Blues' owners - but what is his best XI? Will Enzo Fernandez become Chelsea's 18th signing?

 Graham Potter has plenty of options for his Chelsea XI

With 17 new players signed for a staggering total of £495m this season, Chelsea have dominated the headlines during the past two transfer windows.


The January deadline may be set for 11pm on Tuesday but there's still time for Chelsea to bring in yet another player, with the Blues not giving up hope of finally sealing a deal for Benfica midfielder Enzo Fernandez.

But while the stunning spending spree has captured supporters' attention and generated countless headlines, it has also left Graham Potter to solve the issue of what his best XI actually looks like...

Defenders: Reece James, Cesar Azpilicueta, Thiago Silva, Wesley Fofana, Benoit Badiashile, Trevoh Chalobah, Kalidou Koulibaly, Bashir Humphreys, Ben Chilwell, Marc Cucurella, Lewis Hall


Midfielders: N'Golo Kante, Mateo Kovacic, Denis Zakaria, Mason Mount, Conor Gallagher, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Carney Chukwuemeka, Andrey Santos


Forwards: Mykhailo Mudryk, Kai Havertz, Joao

Felix, Raheem Sterling, Christian Pulisic, Noni Madueke,  Armando Broja, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, David Datro Fofana, Omari Hutchinson


Potter settled on four at the back?

Potter's taste for tinkering is well established, but he has appeared to settle on a system since the World Cup, with Chelsea lining up with four defenders in six of their seven matches since the club season resumed.

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