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Mauricio Pochettino has a brilliant summer ahead of him as Chelsea look to spend in the transfer market.
Manchester United icon Paul Scholes has told new Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino that their entire defence needs to be replaced at Stamford Bridge for next season. The Blues under Frank Lampard continued to struggle as they stumbled mid-table ahead of their final Premier League game of the season against Newcastle on Sunday.
Todd Boehly and his colleagues may be limited if they want to continue spending at current levels, having spent more than £600m in transfer fees over the previous two transfer windows leaving Chelsea with a bloated squad. As Pochettino prepared to start cutting players at his disposal, he was warned that the entire defense needed to be overhauled by Scholes with new players for next season. "I think if I were a new coach coming to this [Chelsea] team, I would be very excited about what is there. I think there's a lot of real talent there," Scholes told the productions. Premier League products. I think he [Pochettino] will have to buy a couple of centre-backs, maybe a right-back, maybe a left-back, a brand new four-man defender.
"I'm not sure about both goalkeepers. But I think going forward, I always watch a team and get excited when they create chances, I think add a striker to that, they will always create chances and If you have a team that can score, you always have a chance.
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Mauricio Pochettino has received transfer advice from Paul Scholes. (Image:
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A back four of Cesar Azpilicueta, Wesley Fofana, Trevoh Chalobah and Lewis Hall started in the recent 1-4 loss to United on Thursday, while Pochettino will also feature Thiago Silva, Kalidou Koulibaly, Reece James, Ben Chilwell, Marc Cucurella. , Benoit Badiashile and Malo Gusto will appeal next season.
However, one player who could be leaving is Mason Mount as the England midfielder has been unable to agree the terms of his new contract and with just over a year left on his current contract he could take the lead. migration this summer.
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Paul Scholes thinks Chelsea need a completely new defense next season (Image:
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Mount is said to want a move to United amid interest from Liverpool and Arsenal, but Scholes is concerned the 24-year-old has not reached his full potential.
"Listen, I love Mason Mount... has he done enough?" Scholes added. "I thought when he first arrived on the scene, 'Do you have a new Frank Lampard?' I know we've talked before about not comparing players to those.
"But I was expecting him to score, many more goals, in the big games, to win your games, he didn't really take off from there. I think changing it up. the club might not be such a bad thing for him.
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