Ornstein: The 5 centre backs Chelsea are looking at this summer with 4 PL names there | OneFootball

Reporter for The Athletic David Ornstein has named the five centre backs that Chelsea are looking at this summer.

The Blues managed to get through to the semi finals of the Conference League on Thursday by beating Legia Warsaw 4-2 on aggregate but on the night in the second leg, they lost 2-1 against the Polish minnows at Stamford Bridge in what was a shameful and embarrassing performance and result.

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Chelsea captain even appears to take a slight dig towards Maresca as he admitted that the team did not prepare right for the game in his post-match comments last night.

It looked bad from the start to be honest when the lineup came out. Ahead of a key game to get Champions League qualification on Sunday, Maresca picked a very strong lineup and started big name players such as Cole Palmer, Reece James, and Marc Cucurella in a game they were already leading 3-0.

Maresca was asked about why he picked this lineup and gave an answer that once again insults fan intelligence.

Chelsea will be looking to do some big bits of transfer business once again this summer, and the centre back position is one they are looking at.

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Jarrad Branthwaite battles for possession against West Ham. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

The transfer expert has put out five names that Chelsea are targeting this summer, with four of them already playing in the Premier League right now.

As cited on X, he says:

‘Among Chelsea’s centre back options include Everton’s Jarrad Branthwaite, Murillo, Marc Guehi, Dean Huijsen and Jorrel Hato.’

Hato plays for Ajax but the rest are all obviously in the Premier League right now.