Chelsea’s signing of Southampton’s young midfielder Romeo Lavia became their ninth new arrival of the summer, and the latest big-money acquisition following on from the likes of Moises Caicedo, Axel Disasi, Nicolas Jackson and Christopher Nkunku.
The £53 million spent on the Belgian has now taken Chelsea’s spending in their short time being owned by American Todd Boehly to just over £850m, more than double the next club Manchester United over the same period of time, who have spent £374m.
