Troy Deeney says he is ‘underwhelmed’ by Chelsea loan signing Facundo Buonanotte and doubts the attacking midfielder is an improvement on Enzo Maresca’s current options at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea spent just shy of £300million on new recruits across another busy transfer window, with Joao Pedro, Liam Delap, Alejandro Garnacho, Jamie Gittens, Jorrel Hato, Dario Essugo and Mamadou Sarr all signing on the dotted line.

The Blues had also been credited with a strong interest in both Xavi Simons and Fermin Lopez, but the former went on to join Tottenham while the latter stayed at Barcelona.

However, Chelsea were determined to further strengthen their attacking options before Monday’s deadline, which saw the Club World Cup winners launch a late move for Brighton’s Buonanotte.

And with just ho

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