EPL: Arsenal hero names Premier League midfielders Chelsea must sign this January

Arsenal hero, Paul Merson has identified two Premier League stars Chelsea should sign this January to solve their recent midfield struggles.

The Blues played a goalless draw at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday.

They have now won only two of their last seven games in all competitions and are now six points behind leaders Manchester City.

And Merson is concerned about Chelsea’s lack of creatively, insisting it is a ‘problem’ for Tuchel

He identified Wolves and Southampton stars Ruben Neves and James Ward-Prowse as solutions to the problem facing the Stamford Bridge squad.

“I think Chelsea are missing a [Ruben] Neves. I think they’re missing a player who can spray the ball around the pitch,” Merson told Sky Sports.

“[Mateo] Kovacic likes taking players on, Jorginho won’t kick the ball further than 10 yards, just keeps it going, [N’Golo] Kante’s an all-around-the-pitch kind of player.

“They’ve got no one who sprays the ball around, like a Ward-Prowse or a Neves.

“The number of times the other night [against Everton] when they made runs, the front three, where they ran and then they spun, and no one’s hitting them, no one’s hitting them.

“That’s the problem for me, Chelsea need someone who’s spraying the ball about. Kante’s not going to hit that ball.”