Transfer deadline day is at last upon us and were guaranteed another typically-chaotic 24 hours as managers scurry around for last minute bargains and try to hold on to what theyve got. And theres no exception there for Chelsea, who may still be looking to strengthen following the arrivals of Nemanja Matic from Benfica and Mohamed Salah from Basel. Matic and Salah are great signings but manager Jose Mourinho still ideally needs a new striker with the likes of Fernando Torres, Samuel Eto'o and Demba Ba misfiring this season. There's also rumours that defender Kurt Zouma is set to make a deadline day move to Stamford Bridge as Mourinho looks to do some final business ahead of this evening's deadline. Jim White and his ticking clock will remind you theres not long left now for business to be completed, however, with tonights 23:00 GMT cut-off point looming on the horizon. Between now and then were sure to see all sorts of crazy and some not so crazy rumours flying around as the media machine kicks into overdrive. But here, we take a look at 5 Deadline Day Deals That COULD Happen for Chelsea, taking into account both arrivals and departures. Click Next to get started. * Prior to publication of this article, Zouma's move to Chelsea was confirmed on a five-year deal. He will be going back to St Etienne on loan. *
Joseph is an accredited football journalist and has interviewed nearly all of the current 20 Barclay's Premier League managers. He is also a correspondent for Bleacher Report and has written for Caught Offside and Give Me Football.
