Chelsea have a new manager, they have a set of players, a pre-season tour confirmed and already one of their many outgoings for the summer sorted. Mauricio Pochettino is in, a fresh CEO has been appointed and another director is in place.
The effect is one of change but the Blues are really just restocking. All of this - minus the players - had been gutted and carved out over the past 12 months with coaches chopped and changed. Staff at the club came and went seemingly on a daily basis. Nobody was safe.
Although far from settled, there is perhaps a more semblance shape now than there was even one week ago. Frank Lampard has taken care of his last game, most of his imported temporary staff will follow. The next time Chelsea's stars are back at Cobham it should be closer to Todd Boehly's end goal than when they left.
