Chelsea have begun to switch their gaze towards the future amid a considerably less-than-inspiring start out to the 2023/24 campaign.
Resources close to CaughtOffside have made obvious that supervisor Mauricio Pochettino’s club is not currently at risk, with the club keen to exhibit recognition of the long-time period mother nature of the job.
Guided by that spirit, the Blues are on the lookout to resolve two contractual circumstances: that of Ian Maasten and Conor Gallagher, whose phrases are set to expire in 2024 and 2025 respectively.
The former has opted to continue to be in London (irrespective of tries from Burnley to prise him absent), with Chelsea selection-makers understood to be astonished by the qualities on demonstrate from the remaining-again.
That stated, one other fullback in Marc Cucurella has a comparatively considerably less safe potential in the English cash and could be a single to preserve an eye out for in phrases of a achievable departure should really the appropriate proposal arrive on Chelsea’s doorstep.
Gallagher, in the same way to Maasten, finds himself valued by Pochettino’s outfit and, though there is no rush to increase his phrases, there is a willingness to open conversations around the probability right after obtaining resisted pressure from intrigued suitors in the summertime.
In that vein of believed, it’s maybe truly worth preserving an eye on Tottenham who may interact in some concrete moves of their very own ought to Pierre-Emile Hojberg go away in January.
