Fulham boss Marco Silva has defended Chelsea's significant January transfer window spending ahead of the west London derby in the Premier League on Friday night. The Blues brought in seven new players, with Malo Gusto bought but then immediately loaned back to Lyon, which placed their spending in January at £323million after new co-owner Todd Boehly oversaw the signing of eight players in the summer that cost Chelsea £272million.
The arrivals of Raheem Sterling, Wesley Fofana, Marc Cucurella and many others have not stopped Chelsea from enduring a difficult opening six months to the season, with the Blues currently tenth in the Premier League table.
Defensive problems and a lack of attacking options saw Chelsea re-enter the market in search of more new players with several forwards acquired, a new centre-back, players for the future and the signing of a new midfielder that broke the British transfer record.
