Thomas Tuchel 'DIDN'T push for a new signing at Chelsea in January'
Daily MailThe January transfer window saw no new additions at Chelsea, despite their mounting problems at wing back, and according to reports this was a deliberate ploy as they focus on recruitment in the summer. Thomas Tuchel reportedly decided against bolstering Chelsea's squad in the January window Sevilla's Jules Kounde and West Ham's Declan Rice are priority targets in the summer Monaco midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni is another player who Tuchel would like to sign And according to the Athletic, the club are thinking of the bigger picture by pursuing their main targets in the summer rather than looking for stop-gap alternatives in the January transfer window. They cite that Sevilla's Jules Kounde, West Ham talisman Declan Rice and Monaco's Aurelien Tchouameni are high on manager Thomas Tuchel's wishlist at the end of the season. As a result, the club have decided it would be better to save their money for those targets rather than use part of that budget on another player during the now shut January window.