Chelsea look to not only be signing new players for the here and now this summer, but also planning and signing players for the future.
The club are working on signing a number of top young rising stars, having already added both Carney Chukwuemeka and Gabriel Slonina to the ranks, although Slonina is staying on loan with Chicago Fire until January.
But it is clear that they are building for the future, and especially in the midfield. This is probably because of the uncertainties surrounding many of their current midfielders, namely Jorginho and N’Golo Kante, who are now both into the final year of their contracts.
And according to Si & Dan Talk Chelsea, both players look unlikely to sign new contract extensions and both are still open to leaving this window.
This is probably why we are seeing Chelsea pushing so hard to sign Frenkie De Jong right now.