{"id":12504,"date":"2026-05-25T23:13:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T23:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=12504"},"modified":"2026-05-25T23:13:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T23:13:50","slug":"chelsea-already-own-perfect-player-to-cover-two-positions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=12504","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea already own perfect player to cover two positions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Chelsea need a left sided attacker who can also cover up front. Nicolas Jackson provides that, but he and Xabi Alonso need to figure out if they want to work together.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Our writer Simon Phillips produced a superb article today which covers a lot of great stuff about Chelsea\u2019s transfer plans, with quotes directly from his source at the club.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve already written about the club\u2019s plans at the back and in goal \u2013 but what of their plans in attack?<\/p>\n<h2>Jackson\u2019s Chelsea stalemate must end<\/h2>\n<p>According to Phillips:<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cA new attacker will be targeted, one who can play on the left but offers versatility. New strikers are already being looked into as well.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>You know who can play up top and on the left wing? Nicolas Jackson. Well, Chelsea have thought of that too. New manager Xabi Alonso will \u201cmake a call\u201d on whether he wants to keep the striker, with Jackson\u2019s attitude also clearly an important factor.<\/p>\n<p>A major part of Jackson\u2019s desire to leave was a perceived lack of faith from Enzo Maresca, clearly. But how much did his forcing a loan move to Bayern Munich break his relationship with senior sporting figures? We guess we\u2019re about to find out\u2026<\/p>\n<h2>In other news\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Marc Cucurella may be leaving Chelsea, and another central defender coming means two defensive additions to the Blues.<\/p>\n<p>As well as those major defensive changes, it sounds like Chelsea are considering changes in goal. But right now there are other priorities, and we have our doubts that a big signing will be made.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Check out the latest edition of Simon Phillips\u2019 SPTC podcast here:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SPTC Podcast! Fresh Xabi Alonso to Chelsea news! Summer Transfer Plans! 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