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Chelsea's activities in the January transfer window suggest Graham Potter is to be handed quality reinforcements.
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Before Chelsea kick off at Manchester City in the FA Cup’s third round on Sunday, there will be a moment shared and a tear shed in memory of Gianluca Vialli.
The passing of the Italian at 58 will cast memories back to a very different Chelsea, to recall how the arrival of Juventus’ Champions League-winning captain in the summer of 1996 helped alter the horizons of what had become an unfashionable London club.


