Chelsea panel suggests the club bring back former centre back in transfer discussion | OneFootball

The Chelsea panel for talkSPORT have suggested Chelsea look to bring back former centre back Fikayo Tomori.

They were having a big discussion about transfers and what Chelsea need to add to their squad in the summer window.

EXCLUSIVE! 6 Chelsea players have already started exploring moves away this summer, with 5 others also in doubt

DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES – STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON THE APP STORE

It’s incredible that we are still having these discussion and deciding that Chelsea still need so many more new players even after spending so much money on the squad already. Wild.

The panel discusses

talkSPORT’s Inside Chelsea panel have called on the club to make five or six marquee signings this summer.

“The fan base is not stupid,” Blues broadcaster Matisse Armani said on the latest episode of Inside Chelsea, sat alongside ex-Blues defender Jason Cundy.

“And people can clearly see that some of these players here, they’re not good enough and they’re not Chelsea level.

“You can’t dress it up. You’re going to find out the hard way.”

“I think we need two centre backs,” Matisse said. “We don’t know what shape and condition Levi Colwill is going to come back in.

“And really, we should be blooding him into the team slowly and looking after him, making sure his recovery and everything goes to according to plan.

“We don’t want to just have to throw him back in and say, go and play 50, 60 games for your first season back from a massive injury.

“Chelsea have got a lot of centre backs to clear out, but there’s so many boxes that need ticking. You need someone quick, especially in the modern game.

“If Chelsea can play this attacking, intense pressing style, you need to leave a lot of space behind you. You have to be quick. You need to be incredible in the air. Chelsea are weak and fragile in the air.

“I think there’s leadership traits and intangibles that are missing as well in this team that somebody could bring in.

“You need to be good on the ball. There’s so many boxes that need to be ticked. You need the perfect defender. We’re talking about the top 1 per cent. Can’t just bring anyone in.

“All of our centre backs feel like they’re the same, they’ve all got different weaknesses.

“Nobody’s at the level required. We basically need one of the best centre-backs in Europe. That’s what Chelsea need to move the needle.

“We don’t need someone that’s just good. We don’t need someone that’s got flaws and some errors in their game. We need someone that’s elite level. We need one of the best.”

When speculating over names, host Joe Flemons suggested re-signing a former academy product, now playing for AC Milan…

“Fikayo Tomori, I would have,” he said.

In other news…

An article from Matt Law of The Telegraph yesterday explains just why Chelsea are backing Liam Rosenior to succeed despite his early struggles – it’s clear that he’s not going anywhere anytime soon.

As well as that, there’s been more confirmation that Chelsea tried to sign a young defender back in the January transfer window.

If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content.

Check out the latest edition of Simon Phillips’ SPTC podcast here: