3 ways Chelsea might line-up this season with Saul Niguez switch taking squad worth as much as £800MILLION

CHELSEA accomplished their switch dealings this summer time with the mortgage seize of Saul Niguez.

The Blues agreed to pay Atletico Madrid £4.5m up front, with the choice to make it a everlasting transfer for £40m on the finish of the season.

Saul Niguez has joined Chelsea on mortgage from Atletico MadridCredit score: Getty

Boss Thomas Tuchel now has some spectacular midfield choices, all anticipated to offer the possibilities for £97.5m Romelu Lukaku up entrance.

How Tuchel matches all his stars collectively is anybody’s guess, and there might nicely be some outgoings in January from a squad valued at round £800MILLION.

Right here, SunSport runs by means of three potential beginning XIs with Niguez in every, though there could possibly be many extra seemingly line-ups going ahead.

OPTION 1

Tuchel appears to favour a again three with wing-backs.

Antonio Rudiger, Andreas Christensen and Cesar Azpilicueta look prone to be bagging the three spots on the again.

A rejuvenated Marcos Alonso on the left and Reece James on the precise can be first rate bets to rack up a number of assists.

Niguez would sit within the midfield with Jorginho, with Mason Mount and the in-form Kai Havertz forward.

And naturally Lukaku can be the point of interest.

OPTION 2

Tuchel’s wing-back formation is the chosen ways on our second XI.

However the midfield this time incorporates the sensible N’Golo Kante. However with Jorginho and Niguez within the center too, it could possibly be just a little TOO defensive for Tuchel.

Mount is the person tasked with backing up Lukaku up prime.

There nonetheless is not any room for the likes of Mateo Kovacic or Timo Werner on this group – displaying the Blues’ energy in depth.

OPTION 3

Thiago Silva makes his entry into the group with our third possibility, alongside Rudiger on the coronary heart of the defence.

Ben Chilwell luggage the left-back slot, with James on the precise.

Niguez is once more alongside Jorginho and Kante within the classy-looking midfield, with Mount and Havertz including the attacking edge to that a part of the pitch.

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