Chelsea are currently in the process of building towards the 2025/26 season without one of the players who has been crucial since Enzo Maresca took over.
Levi Colwill is set to miss a large portion of the upcoming campaign after suffering a serious knee injury in the first training session back for pre-season.
The Blues’ first friendly against Bayer Leverkusen saw Trevoh Chalobah fill the role of left centre-back, while youngster Josh Acheampong was given a start in the backline too.
Despite Tosin Adarabioyo and Wesley Fofana also being available, as well as new signing Jorrel Hato being able to feature in the role, there will no doubt be a desire amongst some to bring in a replacement for the England international.
Renato Veiga will not replace injured Levi Colwill at Chelsea
One player who has not yet been mentioned is Renato Veiga. The Portugal international was nowhere to be seen in the matchday squad for their first friendly of the summer.
This is despite playing for half a season at centre-back for Juventus, after getting his wish to leave Stamford Bridge back in January.
Despite the swap looking as close to like-for-like as Chelsea have available to them right now, it looks as if he remains very much out of the club’s plans.
Fabrizio Romano has stated that despite Colwill’s injury, the plan is to part ways with Veiga before the end of this transfer window.
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