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Chelsea's poor form is down to signing 'so many players', claims club legend Gianfranco Zola after £323m January splurge... but hails £107m man Enzo Fernandez and compares him to Cesc Fabregas ahead of Dortmund clash

Chelsea icon Gianfranco Zola feels manager Graham Potter is being hindered by having so many players in his squad.

The Blues splashed the cash in January, with owner Todd Boehly spending £323m on eight players in an attempt to improve the side's fortunes.

This has not translated into results on the pitch yet, though, with Chelsea being held to draws by Fulham and West Ham since the window closed. Zola has some sympathy for Potter, and understands why it is such a struggle for the Englishman right now.

'I can understand it's difficult at the moment because you have so many players,' Zola told Sky Sports.