Chelsea have remained a strong name when it comes to transfers speculations and players linked to them, and have grown even stronger this season considering the fact that they had a transfer ban earlier and couldn’t bring anyone to bolster the squad for Frank Lampard to implement his ideas, as they need to reinforce areas that have proven to be a major weakness for them this season. For Chelsea, the defence and defensive position have been the major issue for them and it is clear as daylight that it is the area they need to solidify if they want to compete next season. While there are a couple of names linked to Chelsea for the left-back and center back positions, the defensive midfield position is also an area they need to reinforce as Kante who is arguably the only try world-class player in the team, has suffered a few injuries and have missed a good number of games this season which has proved detrimental for Chelsea in some of the games they’ve lost or drawn this season.
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Declan Rice is a name that popped up recently and according to reports, Chelsea is seriously looking to secure the services of the West Ham man. Apart from Kante, Chelsea doesn’t have any other player who is defensively sound to play the DM role effectively in their system. Hence why Lampard is aiming to secure Rice’s signature as quickly as possible. Looking at Declan Rice, we all can agree that he is a very good player who can play in the DM as well as the center back roles pretty well and from what reports have been saying, Lampard wants to sign him for the center back role as well since he is very versatile in those positions.
For me, I think Declan Rice will be a very good and a fantastic addition to this Chelsea team. We have seen so many times this season how Chelsea have missed Kante in most of the games they have played without him. Like the recent game against Liverpool, some have argued that if it was Kante in Jorginho’s position that day, he would have stopped that counter-attack which led to Liverpool ending Chelsea’s hope of clinching an equalizer. With that, we have seen what Declan Rice can do and his abilities on the ball on. If Chelsea can secure his services for a reasonable price, there is no doubt that he will strengthen the team with not only his abilities on the ball and defensive prowess but also his leadership qualities as well even though he is still very young.
What do you think? – Do you think Declan Rice will be a great addition to this Chelsea team?