‘We need new quality players… or otherwise there’s NO CHANCE’: Thomas Tuchel demands more Chelsea signings to follow £47.5m Raheem Sterling and £34m Kalidou Koulibaly – but says forwards are ‘not the priority’
- Chelsea have completed the signing of Raheem Sterling from Manchester City
- Thomas Tuchel feels this signing shows how Chelsea can bring in top players
- The club are also closing in on a deal for Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly
- However, Tuchel feels that the club must continue to strengthen this summer
- If they fail to do this, he believes they will have ‘no chance’ of winning the league
Thomas Tuchel has insisted that Chelsea will have’ no chance’ of competing for the Premier League this season unless they continue to bring in ‘quality players’ over the summer.
Raheem Sterling became the first major signing of the Todd Boehly era at Stamford Bridge when he completed his £47.5m move from Manchester City on Wednesday.
Tuchel is pleased to get that deal over the line, but feels this must just be the start of the Blues’ summer spending as the club look to recover from losing Antonio Rudiger, Andreas Christensen and Romelu Lukaku, plus the sanctions that were imposed on them prior to Boehly taking over from Roman Abramovich.
Chelsea confirmed the signing of Raheem Sterling from Manchester City on Wednesday
Thomas Tuchel (R) feels Chelsea must continue to strengthen to compete for the title
‘The stakes are high and we’re competing not only against the best teams who have ever played in the Premier League but also the best coaches,’ Tuchel said in an interview with Sky Sports on Chelsea’s pre-season tour of the United States.
‘We come from sanctions, we come from losing top-quality players, key players, we are a club in transition, in transition of ownership, we were behind in the transfer race and we were behind in the table. So we have things to improve.
‘The signing of Raheem shows what we’re capable of doing, it shows the ambition of the club and the ownership and it’s good because we’re all here to win and compete.
‘We love to compete and we love the challenge at the very top. For that we need signings of new quality players or otherwise there’s no chance.’
The German coach has claimed that Chelsea would have looked…