Chelsea have found “plenty of quality” in Hakim Ziyech, says Gus Poyet, but it is was “strange” to see the Blues fail to add in January after working so hard to get a transfer ban lifted.
Frank Lampard took the reins at Stamford Bridge in the summer of 2019 aware that he was working under the constraints of a two-window embargo.
Those sanctions were eventually cut in half, freeing the west London outfit to bolster their ranks over the window.
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Several marquee additions were mooted, but no deals were pushed through before the deadline.