Thomas Tuchel
With Boehly having met with Mendes in Portugal last week, it’s believed that Ronaldo’s future was among several topics discussed amid his uncertain future at United. Whether or not Chelsea make a move for the talisman remains to be seen, but Tuchel is keen to bolster his strike force this summer and the Portugal international would certainly be an improvement upon Lukaku. Speaking to football.london earlier this month, the Blues boss addressed Chelsea’s inability to over-perform.
Thomas Tuchel said: “Is it necessary to bring more offensive players around the box to create more distractions, to create more space for each other? We will ask that question. Can we do better in the structure? Can we push the players more? Did we rotate too much? Let’s see. There are a lot of options. The numbers we produce from our offensive players don’t allow us to over-perform, and we need over-performance if we want to be nearer to the top two teams. I am not pointing fingers, I am not blaming anybody, but we need over-performance from everybody. It’s not over-performance if we have only single figures in scoring and assisting.”
