"Azpilicueta has proven his quality by representing his country both at Under-21 level and as part of their recent Olympic squad."
As Chelsea announce another signing and agree a fee for the next, Christian Crowther takes a look at where they might fit in...
Chelsea have confirmed the signing of 22-year-old right back Cesar Azpilicueta from Marseille.
The surprise announcement comes in the same 24-hour period in which the London club had a £9 million bid for Wigan's Victor Moses accepted, with the winger arriving for a medical at Stamford Bridge last night.
Young Spanish defender Azpilicueta started his career at Osasuna before moving to France in 2010, and last season helped Marseille to retain the French League Cup. He has also proven his quality by representing his country both at Under-21 level and as part of their recent Olympic squad.
With Jose Bosingwa's being freed to move across the capital to QPR, the Blues had been left obviously short of cover for the right back position, so it seems like a great move for the player and Chelsea alike. Roberto Di Matteo's charges have moved in 5.79/2 to win the Premier League following their perfect start.
Of course, it's an early call to make, though worth noting is out of the 20 Premier League titles won, 14 of them have been clinched by teams inside the top-four places after four games.
Slightly harder to comprehend, however, is Chelsea's imminent signing of Moses from Wigan. There is no doubt that the former Crystal Palace man possesses ability in abundance, but surely Chelsea are now overloaded in the attacking positions in which he would likely occupy?
After all, it looks like Di Matteo will play Fernando Torres at the head of a 4-2-3-1 to be supported by a now over-spilling list of candidates. Competing for three places will be Juan Mata, Oscar, Eden Hazard, Daniel Sturridge, Florent Malouda, Ryan Bertrand, Ramires, Yossi Benayoun and now Moses.
Perhaps the Chelsea manager rates Moses higher than some of his other stars but, with Hazard pretty much guaranteed a starting berth on the evidence so far, it's difficult to see him getting too much game time.
The only other plan would perhaps be to play him up the middle as cover for Torres, though I'm sure Sturridge may have something to say about that after being forced to play from wide since his arrival.
Good luck Roberto!
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