Chelsea hero Cole: They've done great transfer business; it's not been slapdash | OneFootball

Chelsea hero Joe Cole has defended the club's market work.

Coe rejects claims Chelsea's new owners have no set plan regarding transfer policy.'

He told the London Evening Standard: "The business has been great.

“I've read from other pundits that it has been a bit slapdash but I don't agree.

“Koulibaly at 31 is one of the best central defenders. How else would you replace Rudiger? You need that ready-made replacement now. That's a fantastic bit of business.

“We needed goals and experience at the top end of the pitch and we've got Raheem Sterling as a great bit of business.

“Cucurella is very good and we saw that against Everton. Carney Chukwuemeka from Aston Villa is one of the most talented players in England. That signing is even more important when you realise that signing young players from Europe has changed since Brexit.

“It important that even if we pay a bit more than we want to, that we're getting the best young British players in the door for the next generation.

“I think this transfer window has not finished yet and has already been great.

“I would like to see a centre forward come in. I don't think that it is desperate. If it doesn't work business-wise then it can wait.

“With the winter World Cup coming, I think the January transfer window will be spicier as well. I don't think to buy for the sake of buying but if the right player becomes available, then I am sure the owners will go and do it."