Thomas Tuchel has barely got his feet under the table at Chelsea, and the transfer talk is already flowing. Could Erling Haaland be the next big arrival at Stamford Bridge?
Sky Sports’ Kaveh Solhekol on Wednesday's Transfer Show:
"I think in the summer Chelsea will be looking to sign a striker and another centre-back because we know that Olivier Giroud and Thiago Silva are not getting any younger.
"When it comes to a striker, l think their main target is going to be Erling Haaland at Borussia Dortmund.
"We know how good he has been since he moved there and he has a release clause of 75 million euros, but that release clause is in the summer of 2022.
"Because of the pandemic, most clubs will not have money to spend in the summer, but of course we saw last summer that as far as Chelsea are concerned, they view that as an opportunity. Roman Abramovich is one of the richest men in the world, so Chelsea have the money to do the deal in the summer if they can convince Dortmund to sell and convince Haaland to come to Stamford Bridge.
"On the centre-back situation, one player l would be watching closely is David Alaba. He will be leaving Bayern Munich in the summer. Lots of clubs want him on a free transfer. Manchester United, Real Madrid, Liverpool have all been mentioned but Chelsea are definitely in the mix. Some of the agents who were involved in bringing Tuchel to Stamford Bridge are also involved with Alaba – although reporters in Spain are convinced he is going to Real Madrid."