Confirmed: Thomas Tuchel names submits names of three players he wants from new owner as he meets the man for the first time in training today .

 Chelsea chief Thomas Tuchel finally

 met with Todd Boehly over lunch for 

the first time after the American won 

the race to purchase the club on Friday

 - and there's plenty of work for the 

Blues new-look hierarchy to do ahead

 of the summer months.

After months of uncertainty, the club's

 long-term future appears to be much clearer

 after Boehly signed an agreement to complete

 his takeover of the club. The Blues' current

 licence from the UK government is due 

to expire on May 31 but Boehly's consortium

 is expected to wrap up their £4.25billion

 takeover by the end of the month.

And confirmation of Boehly's takeover 

would provide a welcome boost for Tuchel, 

who has been prevented from resolving some

 key issues at Stamford Bridge in recent 

months. Here, Mirror Football delves into 

the three items that are likely to feature 

highly on Tuchel's agenda now that he's 

officially met the Blues' incoming chief.

Lukaku situation

Romelu Lukaku was signed in a club-

record deal last summer to fire Chelsea 

to more silverware, but the £97.5m Belgian

 striker has proven to be more of a hindrance

 than a help on the pitch. The ex- Inter Milan 

star has struggled for form since returning 

to Stamford Bridge; although he did manage

 to bag a brace in front of Boehly during 

last weekend's 2-2 draw with Wolves.

The striker has shown glimpses of a return

 to form, but he's caused issues off the pitch

 as well. Tuchel was left seething after the 

29-year-old made controversial comments 

in an interview with the Italian media earlier

 in the season - and the Blues boss was unimpressed

 again on Friday when Lukaku's agent 

claimed there is a "problem" at the club.

Lukaku distanced himself from those comments

, but the last thing Tuchel will want going forward

 is a troublesome player, and one in particular

 who has been anything but the Blues' main 

man. The German needs to evaluate whether

 or not he still believes Lukaku is the striker

 to spearhead Chelsea's bid for success 

on multiple fronts - if not, then he and 

Boehly  need to put Lukaku out 

of his misery.

New centre-backs

The special sporting licence that Chelsea 

were operating under prohibited them from

 engaging in contract negotiations - and 

they now have a defensive crisis looming

. Tuchel has already confirmed that 

contract rebel 

Antonio Rudiger will quit the club with 

a move to Real Madrid in the pipeline, 

while Danish centre-back Andreas Christensen

 also expected to depart at the end of the season.

That leaves Chelsea with a dearth of 

centre-halves heading into the summer, 

and working out a solution is vital. The 

Blues have been linked with Sevilla's 

Jules Kounde for almost a year now and 

they could seek to rekindle their interest 

in the coming weeks.

But much will depend on Tuchel's summer

 budget, as striking a deal for the Sevilla 

star would not be cheap. Chelsea will need

 to recruit more than one defender in the 

summer - and they could require reinforcements

 elsewhere at the back if Barcelona firm 

up their reported interest in Marcos Alonso.

The uncertainty surrounding Rudiger 

has dominated the narrative at Stamford 

Bridge in recent months, but rewarding some

 of the club's top home-grown talent also 

needs to be a priority for the new Chelsea

 hierarchy.

Reece James and Mason Mount have 

been two of Chelsea's most consistent 

performers this term and both are due upgraded

 terms. The last thing the Blues can afford 

right now is for more established first-

team stars to run down their deals like

 Rudiger has.

If limitless spending is to become a thing 

of the past under the new regime at Stamford

 Bridge, then it's more imperative than ever 

that they tie down their young talent - or 

they could struggle to challenge the likes of 

Liverpool and Manchester City for titles in 

the coming years.