Chelsea did little to address the issues that have been exposed in their recent Premier League struggles during the January transfer window.

Chelsea’s continued pursuit of a winger and striker speaks volumes. Nicolas Jackson is on his longest scoring drought at the club (eight games) and Mudryk’s suspension for failing a doping test means inexperienced 19-year-old Tyrique George is being asked to step up.

Late-window action

In all, six first-team players left the club, either permanently or on loan: Renato Veiga, Cesare Casadei, Joao Felix, Ben Chilwell, Carney Chukwuemeka and Axel Disasi. Harvey Vale, who had made occasional first-team appearances this term, also joined QPR.

One transfer window has just closed, and already we are turning our attentions to the next transfer window that will come next in the summer.The summer window is always going to be much busier than