Chelsea news: Thomas Tuchel's impact at club seen as Blues suffer transfer blow

Chelsea have become true cup specialists under Thomas Tuchel as the German's impact at Stamford Bridge is revealed.

The Blues secured their place in the fifth round of the FA Cup by beating Plymouth Argyle 2-1 on Saturday thanks to Marcos Alonso's extra-time winner.

It means Tuchel's side are in the Carabao Cup final, into the fifth round of the FA Cup and still in the Champions League this season, after winning last season's competition witha 1-0 win over Manchester City in the final.

They could add another trophy to their collection when the Club World Cup gets underway this week, with Tuchel still hoping to join up with his squad despite testing positive for coronavirus.

And the Stamford Bridge outfit have suffered a transfer blow after Niklas Sule announced his next club.

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Niklas Sule will not be joining Chelsea when his contract at Bayern Munich expires this summer, it has been revealed.

The Germany international ddefender has announced that he will be moving to Bundesliga rivals Borussia Dortmund after signing a pre-contract agreement with the side.

Tuchel had reportedly been keen to bring in Sule with the club facing the prospect of losing ANtonio Rudiger, Cesar Azpilicueta and Andreas Christensen when their contracts all expire at the end of the season.

And the Blues have now missed out on one player who could have helped fill the void should all three players depart.

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Thomas Tuchel still hopes to join up with the rest of his Chelsea squad for the Club World Cup.

The Blues will get their tournament underway at the semi-final stage on Wednesday night against Al Hilal in the Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

Tuchel will not be present after