Wright names the three signings Chelsea need to make as Merson tips next manager

Ian Wright has named three positions that Chelsea need to strengthen ahead of the summer transfer window, while Paul Merson has tipped Brendan Rodgers for the vacant managerial position.

proved to be the final straw for the Chelsea hierarchy as they dropped into the bottom half of the table.

Potter won just 12 of his 31 matches in charge in all competitions with amid the chaos under Todd Boehly’s leadership.

Chelsea have signed 17 new players over the past two transfer windows at a cost of close to £600m but Wright still thinks they are at least three players short of climbing the table next season.

“They’ve spent [over] half a billion pounds and they still for me need a goalkeeper if I’m being totally honest,” the Arsenal legend told The Kelly & Wrighty Show.

“They still need a No.6 and they need a focal point centre forward. They’re nowhere near that.

“Since the (Roman) Abramovich era it feels like they’ve spent that money and they’re still nowhere.”

with Leicester City making the decision to replace him as the club dropped to 19th in the Premier League after defeat to Crystal Palace.

And now Merson thinks Chelsea should capitalise on the former Liverpool boss’ availability with the ex-Arsenal midfielder claiming Rodgers “ticks every box”.

Merson told Sky Sports: “I would like to see Brendan Rodgers in at Chelsea… I’m a big Brendan Rodgers fan. Unfortunately, things have gone horribly wrong at Leicester. In football it all comes down to timing, and let’s be honest, if Leicester were where Brighton are now, everyone would be calling for Rodgers to go to Chelsea.

“Rodgers ticks every box; he plays on the front foot, he started his coaching career at Chelsea and knows the club. Chelsea fans will question why they should turn to a manager who has just been sacked by Leicester.

“But if you look at the all-round picture, Rodgers is a good manager who has worked at top clubs like Liverpool and Celtic, won trophies at Leicester and put them on the brink of Champions League qualification. I just think Rodgers is the one.”