Ian Wright says Chelsea would be ‘another level’ with former player in his prime there

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Chelsea are in a really good place at the minute as the Blues prepare to enter the third international break of the season.

Avoiding defeat against Arsenal this weekend would see them remain above their London rivals, a side who many tipped to win the Premier League this season.

Mikel Arteta is confident his side can beat Chelsea, who will be sweating on the fitness of Cole Palmer for that game.

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If there is one element of the game where there are still some questions to be asked of Enzo Maresca’s young side then it is at the back.

Their defensive core is extremely young at the minute, highlighted by 24-year-old captain Reece James.

Ian Wright says Chelsea would be amazing with prime Thiago silva

The Blues saw their most experienced player leave over the summer in the form of Thiago Silva. He returned to Brazil to finish off his playing career.

Ian Wright was left purring at the thought of this Chelsea side with a prime Silva in it, saying that is the exact profile they are looking for right now.

He said on ‘Wrighty’s House’: “Could you imagine that Chelsea side with a 32 year old Thiago Silva now? Dude, it’s another level, isn’t it? Bro, we’re talking, that’s for me the profile they need to be looking at, something in.”

Axel Disasi struggling to impress at Chelsea

Chelsea’s oldest centre-back in their squad is Axel Disasi, although the Frenchman has no appearances under his belt in his preferred position this season.

Disasi is reportedly last-choice centre-back under Maresca, and has had to feature at right-back in order to see the turf at Stamford Bridge this campaign.

An experienced centre-back should certainly be on the agenda for Chelsea in an upcoming transfer window, with them having a number of promising talents who could still certainly learn from them.

Levi Colwill and Wesley Fofana have made strong starts to the season, however would certainly benefit from having someone to finetune their trade from.