Chelsea have been persistently linked with a transfer for Borussia Monchengladbach's Marcus Thuram over the past few months, and must now make the requisite moves to secure the signature before the January transfer window draws to a close.

Chelsea manager Graham Potter will be confident that he can utilise the tools at his disposal to craft a new sheen to the struggling Blues outfit, who have lost seven of their past 11 fixtures and languish in tenth place in the Premier League, also out of both the FA Cup and the Carabao Cup at the hand of Manchester City.

And while a multitude of moves have been made to set the ball in motion under the fresh project at Stamford Bridge, there still seems to be a hole in the central striking position, and Thuram has indeed been linked with a transfer this month, according to 90min.

The publication stated a few weeks ago that Chelsea had "met with the representatives" of the player, who could be available for as little as £10m with his Gladbach contract up for expiry at the end of the campaign.

Having scored 13 goals and provided four assists from 17 fixtures across all competitions this season, landing the 25-year-old on a bargain cut-price deal should be a no-brainer.

If the west London outfit are indeed to land Thuram, one can only imagine the strength in partnership that could be forged with Mykhaylo Mudryk, who has already captivated supporters following his £88.5m transfer from Shakhtar Donetsk earlier this month, with his cameo against Liverpool offering a compelling glimpse into the wizardry of his quality.

With Mudryk capable of soaring down the left flank of the Chelsea system to the greatest of effects over the coming era at Stamford Bridge, the inclusion of a physical forward of Thuram's ilk could reap boundless rewards.

Take, for example, a portion of Mudryk's attacking metrics over the past year, with the gem ranking among the top 1% of positional peers across Europe's big leagues for rate of both goals and assists, the top 1% for dribbles completed and the top 4% for touches in the attacking box.

This evident emphasis on the direct approach to his forward play would only meld with Thuram's own abilities like a deck of cards, and Potter could start to see the teammates entwine in perfect unity, proving to be an insurmountable problem for many a Premier League defence, subsequently deploying the club back at the very front of the pack.

The nine-cap Thuram ranks among the top 10% of forwards in Europe for rate of goals and the top 6% for dribbles completed, and with two progressive offensive outlets on the same pitch for Chelsea, who will likely improve on the deep-lying creativity from the centre, there is only one conclusion when it comes to the eventual clicking of the fluidity.

Bearing these factors in mind, Blues owner Todd Boehly must waste no time in conferring with technical director Christopher Vivell, and make a move for Thuram before a rival outfit snatches him from his German Bundesliga side.