Affected by player injuries and the imminent expiry of multiple defender contracts, Premier League giants Chelsea have had their recent performances fluctuate. As a result, Blues manager Tuchel hopes to ease the team's crisis by bringing in reinforcements in the winter window.
Here are three recent European media reports about Chelsea's transfer:
The Blues locked in Rudiger's stand-in – Torino defender Bremer
According to football 365, Chelsea hope to bring in Brazilian defender Gleise Bremer of Serie A Torino in the winter window. Bremer played 16 Serie A games for Turin this season, and his performance in the team's backline was unanimously recognized.
Bremer's contract with Torino will end next summer, and the two sides have yet to negotiate a contract extension, and it looks like the Brazilian is ready to take his career to new heights.
AC Milan, Liverpool, Tottenham and West Ham are all interested in the player. The most recent club to join the competition for the introduction of Bremer is Chelsea.
The Blues' four centre-backs reportedly expire on contract at the end of the season and will all become free agents next Summer if they can't complete the renewal, while German defender Antonio Rudiger has basically confirmed that he will leave next Summer. Rudiger's agent said Chelsea had not reached a consensus with his agent on the salary package for the new contract.
Pulisic is open to a move to Barca
According to the London Football Herald, Chelsea's U.S. striker Christian Pulisic is optimistic about the move to Barcelona.
Since moving from Borussia Dortmund to Chelsea, Pulisic has been heavily used by then-manager Frank Lampard. Last season, the American striker was plagued by serious injuries that caused his competitive form to decline.
So, although German coach Tuchel gave Pulisic a lot of opportunities to play, he did not play a satisfactory enough performance. Pulisic has only started twice in the Premier League this season, and for most of the game, the American striker seems out of form.
So now Tuchel trusts Callum-Odoi even more, and the English winger has been ahead of Pulisic in the order of appearances this season.
The lack of enough playing time has made Pulisic's situation at Stamford Bridge even more difficult, so the 23-year-old American forward has expressed his desire to leave the team at the extreme. Barcelona has been watching The Situation in Pulisic. Pulisic is also open to joining Barca.
A number of midfielders were injured and Chelsea wanted to sign Belgian youngsters to reinforce
According to another report from the Italian Transfer Market, Chelsea are also interested in signing their 19-year-old Belgian midfielder Astor Franks from Wolfsburg.
Despite being only 19 years old, Franks has become a mainstay at Wolfsburg this season. He has played 11 Bundesliga games for Wolfsburg so far. Because of his outstanding performance, Franks has been favored by many of Europe's top clubs.
Chelsea are one of the clubs interested in Franks, and AC Milan also hopes to bring in the Belgian youngster in the winter window.
In recent times, the Blues' midfield has been severely reduced, with Kante and Matteo Kovacic injured in succession, which has caused Tuchel to lose two midfield starters. European footballer Jorginho has also recently suffered from back pain. Ruben-Chick also missed a Champions League match due to injury.
At the moment, Tuchel is struggling to find a midfielder with starting qualities, and Ross Barkley has been in a very subdued form this season. Sauer, on loan from Atletico Madrid, did not fit in with the Blues' tactical system at all.
As Saul's performance at the back was so disappointing, Tuchel even had him switch to a left-winger position. So, in a 3-3 draw with Zenit, Tuchel had to have Reese James paired with Barkley in midfield.
Now Tuchel may start to regret having two midfielders, Connor Gallagher and Billy Gilmour, on loan, having performed very well at Crystal Palace and Norwich this season.
So, Chelsea desperately need to strengthen the team's midfield in the winter window, and it would be a good addition if they can sign Franks. But at the same time, it will also affect the future position of Connor Gallagher and Billy Gilmour in the team.