The departure of a true servant of Chelsea in Ricardo Carvalho is sad, but probably the right thing. The Portugese defender was showing some signs of his age and with John Terry as Chelsea's central defence stalwart, we always missed a bit of the pace that the likes of Gallas provided in the centre. Back under Jose Mourhinio's wing at Real, Carvalho will be a big asset. He has a good relationship with the manager already and has the experience of being a winner that is so valuable for teams looking to make that push.
The challenge now for Chelsea is to bring in a new central defender in my eyes. The trio of JT, Alex and Ivanovic to play centre-half is okay, but needs more depth, youth and pace added to it. Michael Mancienne would be the obvious candidate but has been deemed still not ready and will probably be loaned to Wolves, so the void may have to be filled by a transfer signing.
That is unless Jeffrey Bruma or Sam Hutchinson are the extra options Ancelotti has in mind, in which case the Italian will be making a gamble in my eyes given their lack of first team experience.
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