The Chelsea fans here in the Transfer Tavern have been looking forward to the summer window for a while now. Indeed, it seems like their title defence ended within the first couple of weeks in August and questions over Antonio Conte’s future have risen up fairly frequently throughout the course of the campaign.
With that in mind, the Blues in our bar are hoping those behind the scenes at Stamford Bridge splash the cash this summer in order to compete with the likes of the Manchester clubs, Liverpool and Tottenham. Perhaps Roman Abramovich is unlikely to spend quite as much as say, United or City, but it’s not as if the Blues are too far off having a great squad.
Having said that, we recently asked our readers as to whether the west London giants should make a move for West Ham United star, Arthur Masuaku. While it’s been a difficult campaign for the Irons, the former Olympiacos man has impressed in his role at left-wing back, even being touted with a move to either Chelsea themselves or London rivals, Tottenham.
As you’ll see from our poll, 68% of polled Blues fans voted in favour of making a move for Masuaku this summer and here’ a look at TWO reasons we think why they might believe that…
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Marcos Alonso has been an important part of Chelsea’s team for two years now, though questions marks remain as to his defensive diligence. Sure, the Spaniard is more than capable of pushing forward on the left in order to provide attacking support, but he does struggle when tasked with keeping an incisive winger at bay.
Masuaku, though still raw, has better tools from which to coach to become a better defender than Alonso, as well as the physical abilities to continue thriving in attack.
Squad depth
Simply put, Chelsea have struggled with options outside of their first-team this season. Full-backs have become such an important part of the modern game and, outside of Marcos Alonso, Chelsea don’t have a second specialist option on the left.
A move for Masuaku, who has proved strong at Premier League level, would only strengthen the Blues’ cause next season as they battle on a number of fronts.
