Chelsea are RIGHT to target Danny Welbeck & Jordan Henderson’s experience – but any more veteran signings would risk making Blues’ new transfer strategy a laughing stock
Given this double-veteran signing would obviously be for the short-term, questions will be asked of what it will mean for the futures of those players who are on the fringes of Chelsea’s bloated squad if they do come to fruition, especially in light of the fact that Alonso will have no form of European football to rotate for.
Despite selling Andrey Santos to Manchester United earlier in the windowthe Blues still have Enzo Fernandez, Moises Caicedo, Romeo Lavia, Dario Essugo and Reece James, if he is deployed there, in their midfield ranks. At this stage it is unclear if any others will be allowed to leave, so it’s difficult to see exactly where Henderson fits, perhaps giving credence to the theory that his main role will be off-field leadership.
Up front, meanwhile, Welbeck would be joining Pedro, Delap, Nicolas Jackson, Emmanuel Emegha, Marc Guiu and prospect Shim Mheuka among the many strikers on Chelsea’s books. There is, therefore, plenty of work to be done in terms of outgoings in the final month of the transfer window, with all of those names other than Pedro seemingly expendable, albeit Mheuka would leave on loan.
The 18-year-old is among the young players whose pathways could also be obstructed. Central midfielder Reggie Walsh is another who will likely be forced to seek first-team football elsewhere in the short-term if Henderson arrives.
