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Before Chelsea\u2019s pre-season tour of Australia and Asia, a lot of supporters wanted Tosin Adarabioyo gone!<\/strong><\/p>\n

After Adarabioyo\u2019s performance against JDT<\/a> on Sunday, that is very unlikely to have changed.<\/p>\n

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From the 28-year-old\u2019s perspective, an exit this summer would perhaps make sense. With Levi Colwill fit again and Maxence Lacroix now at the club, Adarabioyo<\/a> is not going to be a starter.<\/p>\n

Yet it appears that Adarabioyo is still willing to stay at Chelsea<\/a>. According to Si Phillips Talks Chelsea<\/a>, the former Fulham man would be \u201cOK\u201d with being a back-up option.<\/p>\n

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After signing Adarabioyo from their west London rivals on a free transfer, Chelsea can make pure profit from selling the central defender. However, things are starting to point towards the Blues offering their player a deputy role. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Chelsea have just sold Trevoh Chalobah to Como<\/a>, while Benoit Badiashile could join the England international in Italy amid interest from Napoli.<\/p>\n

Adarabioyo has been much more reliable than Badiashile, so it would also not be a surprise if Chelsea decided to keep the former and sell the latter if it came down to a shootout between the two.<\/p>\n

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Ultimately, if Badiashile does follow Chalobah out of the exit door, that would leave Xabi Alonso<\/a> a little bit light in the centre-back positions.<\/p>\n

The Spaniard would not have too much cover, especially if he uses a back three. Jorrel Hato can play in central defence, but the expectation is that he will compete with Pep Chavarria for the left-back position, while Josh Acheampong may want to go on loan to get regular playing time. Mamadou Sarr does not look ready, and Aaron Anselmino keeps on getting injured.<\/p>\n

Unless Chelsea sign another centre-back, then, they could end up needing Adarabioyo. The Club World Cup<\/a> holders asking him to stay to provide cover sounds very plausible. <\/p>\n

Of course, it is something that a lot of Chelsea fans are likely to be against after watching Adarabioyo\u2019s struggles in pre-season and the previous campaign.<\/p>\n

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