Chelsea cannot avoid £25m Josko Gvardiol warning as Thomas Tuchel's transfer wishlist revealed

Fikayo Tomori lifting the Scudetto with AC Milan over the weekend painted a bittersweet picture for Chelsea fans. On the one hand, it was lovely to see a Cobham graduate excel away from Stamford Bridge after a difficult period, a similar sentiment many feel towards Tammy Abraham's success at Roma.

But his success and continuing development as a defender stings as Chelsea are forced to rebuild their defence with the departures of Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen.

Tomori was sold to AC Milan after a loan for £25m, shortly after another left-sided defender Marc Guehi was sold for £20m to Crystal Palace. Further shortening Chelsea's internal options with the contract crisis looming before the season.

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Now, as we start to gauge where Chelsea are aiming to invest their money in a vital summer, similar alarm bells should be ringing when it comes to one of Thomas Tuchel's reported targets. RB Leipzig defender Josko Gvardiol is reportedly on an eight-man shortlist of defenders the Blues are eyeing up as potential replacements, according to The Telegraph.

Gvardiol is liked by Tuchel, and the 20-year-old Bundesliga player would be seen as the left-sided option to replace Rudiger for next season. However, the Croatian's age and position pose questions over the future of a Cobham talent in Levi Colwill. Two years younger than the Leipzig man and has spent the season on loan at Huddersfield, who are in the play-off final this Saturday.

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