Chelsea will use the January transfer window to address the midfield crisis that has defined Xabi Alonso’s early weeks in charge. The Blues have won none of their last three Premier League games and control problems are becoming a pattern.
Moises Caicedo, Chelsea’s key midfielder, has featured just once this season—a 14-minute cameo against Brighton before a calf injury struck again. The sale of Enzo Fernandez to Manchester City for £125m in the summer left the Blues short, and attempts to sign a replacement before the deadline failed.
According to football.london, Chelsea are monitoring four midfield targets ahead of the winter window. Adam Wharton, the Crystal Palace and England international, tops the list but would command a fee north of £100m—a figure unlikely to budge in January. Bournemouth’s Jude Scott is also tracked; Chelsea’s £64m bid was rejected in summer, but his contract expires in 2028 and he has already turned down one extension.
Romeo Lavia’s injury history and the lack of fit senior options have forced Alonso to use full-backs Reece James and Malo Gusto in midfield, exposing inexperience in the role.
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