Former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has claimed that the Blues solely have one prime centre-back, Levi Colwill, of their present squad.
The previous Tremendous Eagles captain spoke forward of Chelsea’s UEFA Champions League tie with Benfica on Tuesday night time.
Obi Mikel said this whereas urging Chelsea to strengthen that place within the January switch window.
“Once I have a look at our defence, we aren’t ok to win the Premier League,” he stated on The Obi One Podcast.
“It’s unimaginable till we exit and strengthen in that place.
“Levi Colwill, I’ve stated it, is our solely prime centre-back we’ve got. I like Fofana, however he’s all the time injured; he’s by no means match.
“If he’s match, I feel he might be good alongside Levi Colwill, however we have to herald one other prime centre-back if we wish to win the Premier League or name ourselves title contenders.”
Colwill was promoted to Chelsea’s senior crew in 2021. He had mortgage spells at Brighton and Huddersfield City prior to now.
