Todd Boehly always hoped to make his first signing a marquee one and few can argue that taking Raheem Sterling from their direct rivals is not a statement of intent.
But if the England international is unveiled, it has taken precisely six weeks since the new owners finally got control of Stamford Bridge. By comparison, the first game at Everton on August 6 is now less than four weeks away, and with Thomas Tuchel having to replace major outgoings as well as overhauling the rest of the squad, the Chelsea board cannot afford to rest on its laurels for too long.
Not least because long-term projects like recruiting Mattijs de Ligt and Raphinha looked to have failed. Mirror Sport has rounded up the latest Chelsea transfer news and rumours.
