Merson told Sky Sports he did not see the tide turning for the Blues based on their performance against Southampton.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11768621/Mason-Mount-got-eaten-Southampton-loss-fumes-Paul-Merson-damning-analysis-Chelsea.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Paul Merson has made a simple Everton relegation claim after the Blues' win over Crystal Palace.

Source: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/everton-transfer-news-live-doucoure-28087072

Salah would, arguably, represent the hardest player to replace but Merson views Saka as the ideal replacement, despite him having committed his long-term future to his boyhood club in the summer.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/09/02/paul-merson-tells-liverpool-to-sell-mohamed-salah-and-sign-arsenal-star-19436420/

“This is one of Chelsea’s biggest games of the season,” Merson told the clash at Tottenham Stadium on Sunday.

Source: https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-fc-news-potter-mudryk-tottenham-b1063060.html

Ultimately, Chelsea’s success this season will not be judged on its transfer business, as Merson correctly points out, the goal is a return to the Champions League.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakgarnerpurkis/2023/07/30/chelsea-fc-can-justify-rival-sales-with-champions-league-spot/

Unfortunately Merson insisted he needed to move on and Boro eventually completed his rather reluctant sale to Aston Villa.

Source: https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/middlesbrough-history-find-goals-within-27821154