Chelsea are reportedly considering recalling centre-back Trevo Chalupa from their squad lend With Crystal Palace to help their defensive problems.
Both Benoit Badiashile and Wesley Fofana have been sidelined with long-term injuries, although the latter has been out injured. He questioned the general confidence of manager Enzo Maresca That he could be sidelined for the entire season.
The limited options available to Marisca saw him turn to 18-year-old Josh Acheampong Dazzled against the side of the palace Unable to Chalupa Square on the weekend.
This has already been claimed ChelseaThe loan contract with Palace does not include a break clause, however The athlete I now suggest otherwise and state that the Blues are considering bringing back Chalobah this month.
Chelsea indeed He brought back summer signing Aaron Anselmino from his loan With Boca Juniors to shore up the backline, they could do the same with Chalupa, who has caught the eye under Oliver Glasner in south London this season.
The key to the Blues' thinking may be the versatility of the Chalupa. Despite being a natural centre-back, the 25-year-old has plenty of experience both on the right side of defense and in midfield, meaning he can fulfill a number of roles in Maresca's fluid line-up.
Bringing Chalupa back to Stamford Bridge would be important as he is an academy graduate He was frozen from the team during the preseason As part of a plan to sell him for a pure profit under pressure from PSR, strip him of his team number and send him to train with the famous 'Bomb Squad', before a loan to Palace emerged in the late summer transfer window.
This decision was met with real controversy, not least because of Chalupa's local connection to the club. The 25-year-old played a key role in the second half of last season under former coach Mauricio Pochettino and was a key part of Chelsea's rise from 11th to sixth in the standings.
Chelsea signed Tosin Adarabioyo on a free transfer over the summer and the former Fulham man, along with Axel Disasi, pushed Chalupa down the pecking order before Palace offered him the chance to reignite his career.