Chelsea's transfer model for a long-time has been one centred on spending huge amounts of sums on top-class players during the Roman Abramovich and the new Todd Boehly era but that pattern is set to change in the forthcoming years with what this new consortium have in plan.
The Blues have been known for a long time as a club that spend their way to success on the pitch. A host of big names over the years have been purchased for big money from different ownerships. Of course, signings like a Fernando Torres and Romelu Lukaku were made during the Roman Abramovich days when Marina Granovskaia was in charge of the transfer strategy. Unfortunately, in the case of these two, the nearly £150million spent was not worth it for what was returned on the player's behalf.
On the other hand, significant investments made for a lower monetary outlay, such as Thiago Silva or Eden Hazard have proved much more successful for the west Londoners over the years. Now that Abramovich has gone, Boehly - despite the £250m required spend committed during his first summer in charge - is looking to change the spending culture of Chelsea over time.
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His plan is to invest further in the academy set-up to allow more youngsters the chance of breaking through to the first team. On top of this, the LA Dodgers co-owner is also wanting to put his trust in signing younger players for the future with Cesare Casadei and Carney Chukwuemeka two prominent examples of this approach.
A low-cost and low-risk move for Arsen Zakharyan is expected to be revisited in the next January transfer window. These examples alongside the plan to build a City group tycoon should set the two-times Champions League winners up well for the long-term future under their new owners.
But currently, according to the CIES's latest report, the Blues currently rank sixth- £113.5m over (for overspending against market value of a player) in comparison to the likes of Arsenal - who rank seventh on £113m. Meanwhile, Tottenham have made up value by £5.25m.
However, the same cannot be said for Manchester United who top the charts for all the wrong reasons. The Red Devils have overpaid by £209m over the last 10 years of trading in the transfer market.
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