Chelsea legend William Gallas has lambasted the Blues for their lacklustre recruitment and poor start to the season in a interview with Genting Casino.

He believes that Chelsea are ‘in trouble’ presently, citing their squad – he thinks that many of their stars ‘do not have the quality to play for a club like Chelsea’.

Nevertheless, Gallas thinks that Nicolas Jackson has ‘good potential’ – but he does not think he is ready to be a Premier League starter at this stage.

What did William Gallas have to say about the start to the season Chelsea have had?

Speaking to Genting Casino, Gallas said: “This season, with all the money that the club has spent, when you consider the stature and size of the club, they will fail. It is that simple. It is a failure for a Chelsea team to not be challenging for the Champions League and the Premier League title.

I played in a Chelsea legends game last weekend, and I’ll repeat what I heard. Obi Mikel spoke to the press after the game, he laughed and said: ‘I think that some of these players are still good enough to play for Chelsea this season.’ That shows you that Chelsea are in trouble at the moment.

“That shows you that some of these players are not ready to play for a club like Chelsea, and some of them do not have the quality to play for a club like Chelsea.”

What did William Gallas say regarding Chelsea’s recruitment?

Gallas said: “The club has decided to invest heavily in young talent – they have spent so much money. When you spend the kind of money that Chelsea have on players, you’re expecting to sign players that have achieved something. I really think that Chelsea have failed. The board have failed again. They will not achieve their targets this season.

“I don’t understand how Chelsea have spent all that money and not signed a top striker. Chelsea need a world-class striker who can score at least twenty or twenty-five goals a season. Jackson has good potential.

“He looks like he will improve and score goals, but I don’t think he will reach twenty goals this season. He is not a world-class player at the moment – I think he can get there, he has great potential, but Chelsea need players that are ready to perform at the highest level straight away.

“I don’t think it will make a huge difference [when Chelsea players return from injury]. This is going to be a very difficult season for Chelsea. Look at the position Chelsea are in in the table. They have missed Reece James. Hopefully he will come back from his injury soon.”