Chelsea will also be preparing for their first transfer window under Graham Potter as Premier League action returns.
The Blues will, of course, be focused on the action on the field over the coming days as they prepare to face AFC Bournemouth on December 27, but the club’s recruitment staff will also be working hard to identify targets. Reports have already claimed Chelsea could land the likes of Datro Fofana and Andrey Santos in the early days of the window, if not before, while the likes of Dusan Vlahovic and Youssouffa Moukoko have also been linked.
Here we take a look at what the Chelsea starting XI might look like after the January transfer window.
Take a look below...
1. GK - Kepa Arrizabalaga
Kepa has returned to form this season, and he should be the starter going forward.
2. LWB - Ben Chilwell
Chilwell will be the starter at left wing back as he returns from injury.
3. CB - Thiago Silva
The experienced defender is a rock in the Blues back
4. CB - Kalidou Koulibaly
Koulibaly is likely to be one of the centre-backs having joined in the summer.