Chelsea are pushing to sign Moises Caicedo from Brighton (Picture: ESPN FC)
Chelsea are in danger of allowing too many midfielders leave the club this summer, according to a ‘concerned’ Frank Lebouef.
Mauricio Pochettino needs to trim his bloated squad before the end of the month in order to meeting UEFA’s Financial Fair Play regulations.
A string of high-profile players, including club stalwarts like Mateo Kovavic and N’Golo Kante, are on the verge of leaving the club amid pressure to sell.
Chelsea are also set to receive bids for the likes of Conor Gallagher, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Carney Chukwuemeka.
Although the Blues are making progress in their attempts to sign Moises Caicedo from Brighton, former Chelsea defender Lebouef feels Mauricio Pochettino is in danger of leaving himself terminally short of midfield options.
Manchester City have agreed personal terms with Mateo Kovacic (Picture: Getty)
He told ESPNFC: ‘Of course I am (conferned) because that was one of the main strengths at the time of that club at the time with Kante, Kovacic and Jorginho were at their tops.
‘Jorginho left last season, Kante is going to Saudi Arabia and Kovavic is about to sign for Manchester City.
‘If we consider that Caicedo is about move in I think they have to find somebody else alongside Enzo Fernandez.
‘Chukwuemeka, Gallager and maybe Loftus-Cheek are leaving, I think it doesn’t give you too many options to fulfil that spot and make sure you’re going to be competitive and that’s a concern.
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‘Either Gallagher or Loftus-Cheek should stay to maybe substitute but you cannot leave only two players in that situation.
‘Look at Kovacic, he’s going to sign for Manchester City where Rodri and John Stones are the guys playing normally there so for me he’s going as a substitute.
‘Chelsea have to make sure they are strong in the middle of the park because we all know the battle is there.’
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