It was yet another busy summer for Chelsea, with Enzo Maresca making a number of new additions to his squad, but Jamie Carragher has been left unconvinced by one new signing.

Carragher "not a fan" of major Chelsea signing

Carragher has been at odds with Chelsea supporters for a while now, having suggested they don’t have what it takes to compete for the Premier League title, while also criticising BlueCo’s recruitment policy.

The Sky Sports pundit said: “I don’t speak negatively about Chelsea, I give my honest opinion which hasn’t changed in the last 12 months. My comments about players not signing for them is to do with the revolving door at the club, were they just swap players with the same ability, it’s the same this summer.

“I don’t think they are closer to the title because you can’t win the title with the goalkeeper you have or CB’s, plus you will play CL & won’t be able to rotate the team like you did last season in conference cup.”

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In fairness, it is understandable the former Liverpool man is sceptical about a new goalkeeper not being brought in, given the doubts over Robert Sanchez, with the Spaniard being dropped in favour of Filip Jorgensen at times last season.

However, some of the criticism aimed at one of the Blues’ major summer signings may be regarded as a little more harsh, especially considering his own former club’s spending, after Liverpool broke the British transfer record twice in the space of a few months to land Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak.

Alas, when asked whether Alejandro Garnacho would prove to be a hit or miss at Stamford Bridge, as Carragher and Roy Keane rated the summer’s top signings, the Sky Sports pundit revealed he is not impressed.

The 47-year-old also went on to criticise the new signing for being on his phone while watching Chelsea’s 2-0 victory over Fulham.

Roy Keane, on the other hand, claimed it was too early to tell whether Garnacho would be a good signing, although the Irishman is also “not convinced”.

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It was clear the 21-year-old needed to leave Manchester United this summer, as his relationship with the fans was perhaps beyond repair, having infamously been pictured wearing a Marcus Rashford Aston Villa shirt.

As such, a new environment may be ideal for the youngster, who is clearly a talented player, having already made 144 senior appearances for United, during which time he has picked up 26 goals and 22 assists.

That said, it is clear to see why Carragher has some doubts, given that there are question marks over the youngster, with former teammate Bruno Fernandes even saying he “didn’t have the best attitude” at times.

Garnacho’s first chance to prove the doubters wrong will come after the international break, with the Blues set to travel to Brentford on September 13th.