William Gallas believes Chelsea should replace Thiago Silva with Bayern Munich central defender Dayot Upamecano.
The 25-year-old Frenchman is currently with his national team in Germany for Euro 2024, where they are one of the favourites to lift the trophy next month.
Upamecano has drawn plaudits from across football for his efforts last season, and Gallas - a former Chelsea player - thinks he would be the right man to replace experienced Brazilian, Silva.
He told Gambling Zone: “Chelsea need a centre-back to replace Thiago Silva - Wesley Fofana is quality but he’s so injury prone and his big knee injury hampered his progress completely.
“Right now, Chelsea’s defenders are all young and they lack a world class defender, so that would be my priority in the summer.
“I haven’t really thought about it, Dayot Upamecano is good and has been very solid for France at the EUROs so maybe he could be a good option.
“They need a defender who can read the game and can be a leader, because when you have experience you’ve played so many games and know how to control a match and different situations.
“If they are young, they have a different profile and with the players they have, they need a leader who can drive them and who can teach them.”
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