Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino has stated he will be okay with his squad even if no further addition is made this summer, ahead of Friday’s window deadline.
Chelsea have really splashed the cash this summer, spending more than £320 million ($400m) on some number of players, but are still in search of one more attacking midfielder/ winger, with Arsenal midfielder Emile Smith Rowe and Nottingham forest’s Brennan Johnson the latest names under consideration.
The London side have also made several outgoings, with Romelu Lukaku being the latest, who arrived in Italy on Tuesday ahead of completing an expected loan move to Roma, while Callum Hudson Odoi and Marc Cucurella are among others to also depart.
Pochettino pleased with current Chelsea squad
“I am really happy with the squad that we have got at the moment, so far,” Pochettino said ahead of Wednesday’s Cup second round clash against AFC Wimbledon”.
“If we add someone that maybe can improve different positions of course, it is welcome. If not, I am happy to be how we are now”.
“To be honest, we are so focused on trying to recover players and to be focusing on the game we are going to play tomorrow in the Carabao cup against Wimbledon. I know very well that the club is working really hard to try to finish our business. There are still a few days”.
“Something might happen. Maybe, yes. At the moment, the club are trying to deliver what we want. There is still nothing to communicate at the moment.”
Pochettino hinted that Cucurella who has been linked to a move to Manchester United before the deadline could feature against Wimbledon.
“I cannot talk about supposition, I cannot talk about rumours,” he said. “At the moment, nothing changed, for tomorrow he [Cucurella] will be available to play. At the moment, the club have not informed anything about this situation.
“All the players in the squad are players in our plan. Then, like always, it is about situations, players and club, club and players and then there is a decision.”
The Chelsea boss also said that future transfer windows won’t be like this summer and also admitted the current window has benefitted Chelsea given the number of activities and squad revamp.
“It is long enough,” he said. “Already, we are crazy. With a few days more, we become crazier also. It is too long, the transfer window. OK, for a club Chelsea now in the process we are, all the circumstances, three months is helpful”.
“For a different club that are working in a different way, or at a different level or a process, it is crazy. But it is helping us do what we want to do. I am not going to complain. Maybe in the next few years, I will complain more but for now I think to have time is always good.”
Chelsea will be without some players as Pochettino confirmed Armando Broja (knee) and Benoit badiashile (hamstring) will not feature until after the international break while Mykhailo Mudryk will be monitored “day by day” after sustaining a minor muscular problem.
