Chelsea have been hurt in the transfer market before and they are determined not to do it again. Having got very little return on their £250million ($320m) investment from last summer, lessons have been learnt.
Not only has the general plan of action changed from experienced heads in 2022 to young stars of 2023, the owners have embraced early failures and addressed such business with widespread sales. In order to best deal with the demands of Mauricio Pochettino heading into a crucial second season for Todd Boehly-Clearlake Capital, the Blues have cleared their squad heading into their tour of America.
Now, attention turns to the additions that will be made. Despite such lavish spending so far there are still key areas to be improved including the centre forward position and goalkeeper choice. However, first and foremost the next big situation to recruit in is the midfield.
