Frenkie de Jong has passed his latest Chelsea audition with flying colours as Todd Boehly closes in on a £70million transfer with Barcelona still no closer to resolving their financial predicament regarding the Manchester United target.
The Blues have so far spent have spent over £150million already this summer on five new recruits. Two of those have been for the future, but Raheem Sterling, Kalidou Koulibaly and Marc Cucurella all featured in the opening Premier League fixture over the weekend against Everton.
With over £300m forecast in expenditure before the September 1 deadline, rival supporters and pundits alike have questioned just how the American owners have been able to sanction such a big financial outlay whilst not much has been generated on the outgoing side of things to date.
