{"id":12519,"date":"2026-05-26T00:05:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T00:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=12519"},"modified":"2026-05-26T00:05:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T00:05:16","slug":"source-names-the-four-things-chelsea-are-looking-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=12519","title":{"rendered":"Source names the four things Chelsea are looking for"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Chelsea\u2019s squad lack some of the basics needed to compete in the Premier League, and the club are set to do all they can to fix that.<\/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>With the season over, we\u2019re starting to hear more and more about Chelsea\u2019s transfer plans.<\/p>\n<p>The Blues have a lot of work to do in terms of buying and selling this summer as they look to overhaul the rotten group they\u2019ve built over the last few years. Our writer Simon Phillips has some exclusives for us about what the plans are.<\/p>\n<h2>Chelsea target tall, strong players with good mentalities and experience<\/h2>\n<p>Beyond positions and tactics, the focus is on bringing in some players with the bare minimum levels both mentally and physically, as Phillips writes:<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201c(Sources tell me) Chelsea want to bring in proven players, some more experience, more physicality, height, with a focus on mentality monsters \u2013 the term we keep hearing about.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>All of those things are very important and would improve this team a lot, it\u2019s just not clear why we didn\u2019t think about them during the last rebuild. We reconstructed the squad from top to bottom only to end up with a group who don\u2019t seem to mind much about losing, and can barely compete physically with mid-table teams.<\/p>\n<h2>In other news\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>With no European football to play, there are going to be a hell of a lot of players not getting the minutes they want next season.<\/p>\n<p>Among those who could be sold is Andrey Santos, given the club could make a good profit on him.<\/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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