The young Southampton left-back Luke Shaw has impressed in the Premier League and is a reported £30m target for the Blues. Here are three reasons why we believe Shaw could be a valuable addition to the Blues squad.
Deteriorating Ashley Cole No Longer Sufficient
Ashley Cole may have served many great years at Chelsea, but at a top football club there is no room for sentimentality, and he should be dropped. He has been slow and sluggish over the past few years and is arguably the reason behind Chelsea’s not so brilliant defensive record, though some of the blame could also be pointed in the direction of John Terry. Anyway, it is not right to make excuses for the England international, and he must shoulder some of the blame and accept a role on the Chelsea bench or move on to a smaller club.