Revealed: What Chelsea plan to do in January

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Speaking after the defeat to Everton, Mauricio Pochettino was adamant that Chelsea need to make more additions to his current squad, despite the huge amount of money they have already spent in the past three transfer windows.

The Argentine said: “After four or five months and 16 Premier League games, it is [time to] assess.

“If we are not capable today with all the chances that we had — we need to score if we want to be in a different position in the table. If we are not aggressive enough, maybe we need to do something, some movement.

“That is something to analyse with the sporting directors and the owners and see what we can do to change this dynamic and change in the second part of the season.

“Expectation was massive. For Chelsea, the expectation is always to win the Premier League, but after is the reality. Sometimes it is a good, a reality check. We need to fight. Mid-table is our reality now.

“If we want to go up, it is not only to play well, it is about being more tough with ourselves. We are going to push the players, the players need to push themselves, and then it is a massive assessment from the beginning of the season to today, and when the transfer window opens, see what we can do.

“I’m not saying we need to ask for more players or less players, but it is to see if the perception matches the reality. If expectation is here (high) and reality is here (low), it is because we are missing something in the middle. Maybe we need to improve our reality.”

Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has now revealed Chelsea’s plan for January.

Fabrizio Romano: “The idea is very clear for Chelsea, they don’t want the squad to be too big as it was one year ago, so they want new signings but also important to get rid of some players.

“For example, Chalobah is expected to leave the club. Let’s see what happens with Armando Broja. But in general, Chelsea are expected to complete two or three signings in the January window. Let’s see what happens in terms of opportunities around Europe.

“It could be more, it could be less, but the idea discussed internally as of today is around two or three signings.”