Pochettino’s side spent almost £500million this summer (Picture: Getty)
Former Chelsea defender Frank Leboeuf insists his former side should have signed James Maddison, James Ward-Prowse and Youri Tielemens during the summer transfer window.
The Blues took their spending over the £1billion-mark since their takeover last year after a summer spending spree that saw them spent almost £500million on new arrivals, including the British record signing of Moises Caicedo from Brighton.
Mauricio Pochettino has endured a tough start to life at Stamford Bridge however with his side taking just five points from their opening six games.
Chelsea have been outperformed by their London rivals so far this term with Tottenham just a point behind league leaders Manchester City with West Ham up in seventh, just five points off the top at this early stage.
Maddison and Ward-Prowse, signed from Leicester City and Southampton respectively, have been instant hits at their new clubs with Leboeuf left bewildered by Chelsea’s decision not to sign the pair in the summer.
The World Cup winner also named Belgium international Tielemans, who joined Aston Villa from Leicester, as another player who would ‘have served Chelsea well.’
‘I look at Ward-Prowse and Maddison and they’re doing so well. I have no idea why Chelsea didn’t move for either of those,’ Leboeuf told CasinosEnLigne.com.
Maddison and Ward-Prowse have shone for Spurs and West Ham (Picture: Getty)
‘They should have phoned me! Why is Ward-Prowse not in the squad? There are a few others, too, like Tielemans and Maddison. Chelsea missed out on these players as they could have served Chelsea well.’
Chelsea head to Fulham on Monday night with the Cottagers another rival sat above them in the table.
With just five goals this term, the Blues are among the lowest scorers in the league with Leboeuf pessimistic over their chances at Cravan Cottage.
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‘We all know that Chelsea won’t score against Fulham,’ he said.
‘They’ll get a draw at best. As we saw against Aston Villa, there’s always a fear of conceding as Chelsea will always struggle to score even once.
‘As long as their barren streak continues, there’s a massive threat that they’re going to lose. It’s unbelievable I’m saying that about Chelsea.’
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