Former Nigeria midfielder, John Mikel Obi, has urged the club to sign two top centre-backs this summer.

Mikel Obi made the remarks on talkSPORT ahead of the Blues’ Club World Cup final against Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday.

According to him, the current defenders in the squad do not match the quality of William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes at Arsenal.

“I strongly believe that we do need another top centre-back next to Colwill,” Mikel Obi said.

“Tosin Adarabioyo is a good player, but he’s not a Chelsea standard defender.

“Benoit Badiashile the same thing. We need to bring another top centre-back like the likes of [William] Saliba or Gabriel [Magalhaes].”

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