Over the next week, football.london will be taking a look back at the key events at Stamford Bridge over an unforgettable 2022.
And so the Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital era began. June saw the beginning of a chaotic summer which would only increase the whiplash suffered by supporters already in a manic 2022.
Confirmation of player exits came first, most notably that of Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen at the end of their contracts. Both defenders had dominated transfer discussion throughout the entire season, at one point it appeared like Christensen was close to agreeing a new deal before talks broke down rapidly.
