As Thomas Tuchel watched on, seeing Raheem Sterling score his first goal for Chelsea and Kalidou Koulibaly command proceedings from the back, he must have been a happy man with the business done in the transfer window so far.
What has been done has been very good work, £85m spent to accrue two world class operators in key areas of the field, adding quality and experience. That doesn't get rid of the scars left from the other dealings that have not only wasted Todd Boehly's time, ultimately, but also left Tuchel frustrated throughout the window.
It has largely been the dealings with Barcelona, for who, had they not been there the Blues might have added at least an extra two players to their squad and been left a lot happier. As it stands though, the Spanish team have effectively beaten Chelsea to six players in varying degrees, this has made it a big learning curve in rapid time for Boehly's involvement as interim sporting director.
