Chelsea FC: 5 Players To Watch This Pre-Season
This is perhaps the most obvious one. Juan Cuadrado only joined the Blues in January and yet is rumoured to already be on his way out. It is believed that Mourinho sees him as expendable should the right offer be made (although this could well be the work of bored tabloid writers).
Cuadrado was given few opportunities on the field upon his arrival, but in the little playing time he had, he was appalling. He was so bad that many Chelsea fans do not want to see him anywhere near the first team come August.
However, it seems unlikely that Mourinho will want to offload an expensive player so early into his Stamford Bridge career. The Premier League is renowned to be one of the hardest competitions for foreign players to adapt to, and thus Cuadrado should be given time.
Having said this, anyone associated with the club will be expecting to see some much better performances from the Colombian, and will expect them to start coming now.
Sidenote: due to his participation in the Copa America, Cuadrado will join the squad next Wednesday and will likely only be available for the last two tour fixtures.
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