I don't think they knew Castan needed a brain surgery. And they already bought Mbiwa and Manolas in the summer. And Holebas/Cole too. Plenty of defenders really.
well i was talking about CBs and not defenders in general.
so if they didn´t know about castan that early it´s ok-ish to start the season with what they had.
on the other hand de rossi can play CB as well so i guess they were covered reasonably well.
I thought Schürrle's transfer fee was €27m, now I am reading its a little more than €30m wtf. Damn good strategy and foresight of Chelsea's mgmt if true. English media don't seem to give Chelsea managemet/transfer directors credit for these transfers: D.Luiz, Mata, Lukaku, Schürrle, none 1st team players all sold for more than €30m.
I thought Schürrle's transfer fee was €27m, now I am reading its a little more than €30m wtf. Damn good strategy and foresight of Chelsea's mgmt if true. English media don't seem to give Chelsea managemet/transfer directors credit for these transfers: D.Luiz, Mata, Lukaku, Schürrle, none 1st team players all sold for more than €30m.