Guarded on team news; satisfied with his squad - Alonso

[Getty Images] Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso appeared to speak with genuine conviction when discussing his satisfaction with the club's summer business. However, his comments came just days after Chelsea missed out on signing a midfielder on transfer deadline day, largely because Monaco opted against sanctioning Lamine Camara's move to Stamford Bridge. Yet Alonso, as he often does, focused on the options already at his disposal, highlighting Reece James, Moises Caicedo, Jordan Henderson, Romeo Lavia and Valentin Barco. He also described this as only "phase one" which teases the potential to conduct more business to shape the squad into his vision come January. The Chelsea head coach effectively confirmed Henderson remains unavailable but declined to provide an update on Caicedo after the midfielder lasted only 11 minutes as a substitute against Brighton on Sunday. Ironically, his reluctance to discuss team news mirrors that of Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, whom he will face at Emirates Stadium on Sunday.