{"id":299367,"date":"2023-12-08T05:53:53","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T05:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=299367"},"modified":"2023-12-08T05:53:53","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T05:53:53","slug":"four-players-chelsea-can-sign-to-replace-key-man-thiago-silva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/four-players-chelsea-can-sign-to-replace-key-man-thiago-silva\/","title":{"rendered":"Four players Chelsea can sign to replace key man Thiago Silva"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pochettino urges calm after Chelsea lose at Man Utd<\/h3>\n

Chelsea defender Thiago Silva came under fire following the Blues\u2019 2-1 Premier League defeat at the hands of Manchester United on Wednesday evening. And with the January transfer window fast approaching, Blues owner Todd Boehly and manager Mauricio Pochettino could be on the hunt for a replacement.<\/p>\n

After the clash at Old Trafford, Liverpool hero Steve Nicol told ESPN FC: \u201cThiago Silva has been magnificent as a player, but now the problem for me is he can\u2019t move his feet quick enough. I think his brain\u2019s still working, but when you can\u2019t move your feet, it takes too long.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd when you\u2019re playing against players like today and Man United, who just couldn\u2019t wait to close the ball down, couldn\u2019t wait to put you under pressure, then you end up getting caught with the ball and you make rash decisions and you give the ball away.\u201d Chelsea could therefore be forced to act. And Express Sport takes a look at four players the Blues can sign next year to replace the Brazilian.<\/p>\n

Jonathan Tah<\/h3>\n

Chelsea have been linked with Bayer Leverkusen centre-back Jonathan Tah this week. According to BILD Sport, the Blues want to sign the 27-year-old Germany international as Silva\u2019s long-term replacement.<\/p>\n

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Tah, who stands at 6ft 5on, has made 324 appearances for Leverkusen since joining the club from Hamburger in 2015. He is a physical player who is confident in possession so could be just the person Pochettino is looking for as the Argentine attempts to sign someone who can match Silva\u2019s output over the last few years.<\/p>\n

Pau Cubarsi<\/h3>\n

Chelsea have also been linked with 16-year-old Barcelona defender Pau Cubarsi. The teenage sensation has featured eight times for his club\u2019s reserve team Barcelona Atletic in the Spanish third division and appears to have a big future at the top of the game. According to Sport, Chelsea are leading the race to sign Cubarsi and could pick him up for between \u00a38.7million and \u00a313.1m due to a release clause in his contract.<\/p>\n