Chelsea could be handed a way out of one of their summer transfers if they wish to part company already. Todd Boehly splashed the cash to bring in a handful of new recruits with the aim of improving Thomas Tuchel's squad for the present and the future, but seven months into their ownership and it's tough to see a successful signing for the first team so far.
Although it remains too early to judge the younger movers (Carney Chukwuemeka, Gabriel Slonina, Cesare Casadei and Omari Hutchinson), with Wesley Fofana, 22, and Marc Cucurella, 24, included, there hasn't been a statement impact made by Kalidou Koulibaly, Raheem Sterling or Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Having shelled out £250m to secure that group Boehly will have been expecting better than to be sat in eighth place 14 matches in. This frustration comes because the latter three are all signings for the now. Sterling is 28 and meant to be in his prime, Aubameyang at 33 is experienced and was the surefire striker whereas Koulibaly has been one of the most dominant domestic defenders of his era.
