Chelsea boss admitted that the appearance of 22-year-old Trevoh Chalobah’s could see Chelsea slow down their pursuit of Sevilla defender Jules Kounde.
A little about the topic
Chelsea pushed Jules hard this summer, but Sevilla ultimately determined that the Blues’ bid did not match their assessment of international France. Trevoh was originally scheduled to be on loan for this period, but his early-season performances convinced Thomas Tuchel to keep him at the club and this week signed a new contract until 2026.
What did Thomas Tuchel say?
Thomas Tuchel said he thinks every transfer period needs to be re-evaluated because you can’t say what they wanted in the summer, they do in the winter or next summer. This is not true. Their minds change, players change, they have evolution in the group. They have an atmosphere that they build, they see who is absolutely reliable, and these connections develop and create something special, hopefully, in the group.
So it cannot be said that what they tried in the summer did not happen, so they will try again for sure in the winter. Sometimes it is, if they see the same need, but it is obvious that Chalobah is here with them now, and he deserves to be here with them. It had nothing to do with whether they could sign another center-back or not.
But he became more active. According to Tuchel, the responsibility was even more on his shoulders, and Trevoh Chalobah can handle it in a very impressive way so far. This is the situation and it affects their next decisions in the next transfer period. It’s always like this.
Thomas, who was named manager for Chelsea in January, also said he hopes to stay with the club for a long time to come. Thomas Tuchel said that he can tell you today that he is doing his best to stay as long as possible because he likes where he is and he likes to work every day in this club and in this league. For Tuchel, this is the perfect fit. This is where they come from, but this is a weekly business, maybe it is a daily business, and Tuchel is fully aware of this.