Chelsea have made an unbeaten start to the Premier League season with two wins and two draws from their opening four games.
However, manager Enzo Maresca reportedly already knows what signing he wants to make next to strengthen the team even further.
The Blues will be annoyed with the manner in which they let two points drop against Brentford in their last game on Saturday.
However, former referee Mark Clattenburg believes Fabio Carvalho’s equalising goal shouldn’t have stood due to an offside in the build-up, but that decision did not go Chelsea’s way.
The Italian manager has had to work around injuries in the early stages of the campaign, with the most significant being the loss of Levi Colwill for the majority of the campaign.
Chelsea chose not to sign a replacement for Colwill during the summer transfer window and may now live to regret it.
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The one signing Enzo Maresca wants Chelsea to make
Maresca has built his backline around Trevoh Chalobah and Tosin Adarabioyo, with Josh Acheampong starting the first game of the campaign.
However, it seems that depth is not enough for Chelsea if they are to challenge for the Premier League title this season.
Transfer Graeme Bailey has claimed that the manager is ‘adamant’ that Chelsea bring in another defender.
He said: “Maresca adamant on another defender after Colwill. Can see why in Chelsea’s last performances, nowhere near standard if Chelsea want to compete for title.”
If Chelsea do go on to sign a new centre-back in January, their best possible option would be acquiring their former player Marc Guehi from Crystal Palace.
However, the defender has his heart set on a move to Anfield, and the club will have a tough time convincing him to change his mind.
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