Since taking over the club Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali have formed a new Blues hierarchy and started to shape the future direction of the club. That has included hiring the likes of Lawrence Stewart, Joe Shields, Paul Winstanley and Christopher Vivell, as well as investing £600million in playing staff.
What has been notable from that financial investment is Chelsea's determination to tie players down to long-term deals. Benoit Badiashile, Mykhailo Mudryk, Noni Madueke and Enzo Fernandez all have contracts until 2030 or later while the only new signings to have deals that expire before 2028 are Raheem Sterling and Kalidou Koulibaly.
That ambition has been targeted for current players too with Reece James, Trevoh Chalobah and Armando Broja all signing deals until 2028 since the new owners arrived. It has also proved a stumbling in negotiations with Mason Mount, whose deal is set to expire in 2024.
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