Graham Potter Says he has secret Chelsea weapon to save Todd Boehly millions in January transfer window
Lewis Corridor, a young player for Chelsea, has been speaking to the club’s internal media about his time at the Abu Dhabi academy and his preferred position on the field. Chelsea is currently scouting numerous central midfielders in preparation for the next January transfer window. In a little more than fourteen days, the market will formally open, and it already appears that Stamford Bridge will be busy throughout that time.
football. London is aware that since the summer transfer window closed, discussions about midfield targets have been predicated on a predictable premise. There is general agreement that Chelsea would give Declan Rice everything they have before the end of the season since West Ham United is anticipated to be more willing to sell the 23-year-old.
Chelsea continues to be interested in Edson Alvarez of Ajax despite their failed £43 million bid for the Mexican player during the summer transfer window. N’Golo Kante and Jorginho’s contracts are set to expire at the end of the season, and both midfielders currently appear more likely to depart than stay due to the lack of any forward movement in contract negotiations.
Kante, 31, has also struggled with injuries; he hasn’t played since Tottenham in the season’s second round. The France international has yet to announce a return date, so Chelsea may not have many options as the new year approaches.
Lewis Lobby is a man Chelsea may turn to for a position in the midfield. The 18-year-old participated in the Blues’ final two matches before the World Cup break, making appearances against Manchester City in the Carabao Cup and making his Premier League debut on the road at Newcastle United.
Whatever the case, Lobby started each of those matches as left wing-back. Due of his rarity during the two matches, he demonstrated his versatility on those two days. However, there is a cry for Graham Potter to make an effort to include Lobby in the center of midfield, which he has finally realized is his best position.
Lobby told Chelsea’s true site, “I like playing as a number eight where I can get box to box, but in the last few years I’ve been playing on the left, whether it’s as a wing-back or full-back.
Every time I’m asked to play somewhere, I have to put out a heroic effort. I have my preferences, but having any playing time anywhere on the field is just a gift because there is such a big transition from youth to senior football.
From Lobby’s comments, it is clear that in his line of work, he must dominate the center of the pitch. But he is right when he argues it could be unrealistic to make the transition to senior football and attack Chelsea’s midfield right away. It might take a few seasons of playing at wing-back before Potter decides to use him higher up the field.
It might follow Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold path. The Reds’ founding member spent his formative years as a central midfielder but was signed as a right-back, and there are currently no indications that Jurgen Klopp will ever switch his position.
The best gifts from around Europe will continue to be purchased by clubs like Chelsea for their central midfield, therefore Lobby’s path to consistent first-team playing may be at wing-back. But having the option to play the young player in the remaining games of the Premier Association season will be ideal for Potter.