Football. ua analyzes the work in the transfer market of the Chelsea Football Club.

On Thursday, August 9, in the English Premier League, the transfer window closes. During this time, the leadership of the London team was able to acquire only two players - this is Jorginho from Napoli, while the "blue" won the fight for the naturalized Brazilian from Manchester City. The second transition was Robert Green as a free agent from Huddersfield - he will become the third team keeper.

Among other things, under the huge question is the stay in the club of Eden Azar, who is interested in Real Madrid, but Thibaut Courtois, according to the information of journalist Christoph Terrer, has long decided on the desire to leave Chelsea. The 26-year-old keeper did not bet, and will not put any ultimatums, but if not this summer, the next Thibaut will leave the club as a free agent.

Read also: Antonio Conte. When everyone sees what they want to see After the club appointed Maurizio Sarry, authoritative British media such as The Telegraph and the Guardian wrote that the 59-year-old specialist had drawn up a list of players he intended to get. In this list Gonzalo Higuain (Juventus), Alisson Becker (at that time from Roma), Daniele Rugani (Juventus) and Alexander Golovin (at that time from CSKA). If the candidacy of the latter is controversial, it is unlikely that Sarri watched one of the best players of the Russian national team at the 2018 World Cup, then the other three goals above sound realistic. However, eight days before the closing of the transfer market, Chelsea failed to acquire anyone from this list.

Liverpool beat Chelsea in the fight for Alisson, while, Chelsea did not even particularly resisted. Journalist from the team of Gianluca Di Marzio and Guardian Fabrizio Romano reported that the "retired" did not even make a proposal for a 25-year-old Brazilian.

Maurizio Sarri very much expected that the club will be able to get Gonzalo Higuaina. Under the leadership of a 59-year-old specialist, the Argentine was Napoli's leader and broke the record of performance for the season in Serie A. But here, apparently, there will be a failure. The management of Chelsea works extremely slowly, too late, brakily. The club doubts that in December Higuain turns 31, and before you buy someone, you need to sell someone from forwards.

At his first press conference as head coach of Chelsea Maurizio, Sarri said that in the center of the field is not enough quality. The Italian openly hinted that he needed a central midfielder (and this even with the purchase of Jorginho), but his words have not yet reached the ears, probably Marina Granovskaya. In the media, rumors are constantly circulating about Sergei Milinkovich-Savich (Lazio), Matias Vesino (Inter) and other performers, but the global problem is that Chelsea is only interested in a tick, without specificity. Another thing Alexander Golovin, if you believe the media, Chelsea made a proposal of 30 million euros, but the player chose Monaco.

Even before the start of last season, it was obvious that Chelsea had a very weak attack: Morata did not play and, judging by the pre-season preparations, to expect special progress from the Spaniard is not worth it. Pedro spent a sluggish season and is unlikely to hold a stable season at a high level. As for Willian, he can deceive football fans among fans of other teams, but those who are interested in Chelsea in the most detail and watch at least 70% of games know that the Brazilian is the weak link in the attack of the "blue". Willian can give out of 10 matches two at a good level, after which he simply starts to fail one game after another. The absence of the last pass, sometimes creativity and ideas in the attack - the most vivid description of Willian in the previous season. Suppose Antonio Conte was wrong, often changing the Brazilian during the game or not releasing from the first minute, for which the 29-year-old winger once even "smeared" on his page in Instagram the face of an Italian. But Willian also failed at the World Cup 2018, and Tita changed it more than once after the first half. So can it be in the artist's class?.

Chelsea coming to the new season completely unprepared. Traditionally, players have not been bought (except for Jorginho), who would have completed the pre-season training with the team, the issue with Eden Azar, Thibaut Courtois, who is likely to leave the club. And apparently, from the list of Sarri, only Jorzhinho will remain the football player who wanted a new mentor.