Chelsea are poised to lose Christensen and Rudiger, who will not be renewing their contracts after their expiration in the summer
By Kehinde Okeowo
Chelsea gaffer, Thomas Tuchel has made England and Man City striker, Raheem Sterling his priority, despite losing two defenders on a free transfer this summer
The development is coming after the new owner of the club, the Todd Boehly consortium, set aside £200 million to improve the square depth of the West London side ahead of next season.
The Premier League Board on Tuesday gave the go-ahead toTodd Boehly’s consortium to complete their takeover of Chelsea.
The sale, which has been in doubt for a while, is now expected to go through imminently, and it is expected to end the challenges faced by the club since Abramovich was sanctioned
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According to Telegraph, the Chelsea tactician has told the new owners that they must invest heavily during this summer’s transfer if they are to compete against Liverpool and Manchester City next season.
Boehly is willing to back the German with around £200m ahead of the 2022-23 season – though some of that budget will come from player sales.
While defence remains an area of priority for Tuchel, following the refusal of Andreas Christensen and Antonio Rudiger to renew their contracts, the 48-year-old coach is very keen to improve his attacking options too.
And the reports from England say that Tuchel has identified City winger Sterling as one of the players he intends to add to his attacking options.
The 27-year-old England international has one year left on his contract and has previously hinted that he could leave the club, having been a peripheral figure in the first half of the season.
