As June nears its end, Chelsea are still to complete a transfer for the men's first team but the comings and goings at Stamford Bridge are starting to emerge. By the end of the month chairman Bruce Buck will have stepped down from his role to remain as a senior advisor, and the suggestion that Marina Granovskaia could soon depart Stamford Bridge has also become apparent.
This is far from a normal transfer window for Chelsea, and with all the good will in the world and the club intending to complete signings as soon as possible, sanctions on former owner Roman Abramovich from the UK Government and the subsequent issuing of a special licence that the club had to operate under left the Blues behind in the transfer market. They were lifted when Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital took ownership just over three weeks ago, but transfers were just one thing on a diverse and lengthy to-do list for the new custodians of the club.
Contracts across the club needed to be agreed and departures decided across the full squad and development team to hit Premier League deadlines, discussions with sponsors needed to take place, aspects of the club would need to return operation and a new structure formed.
