January has always been silly season but Chelsea really are about to take it to another level.
Todd Boehly has been as giddy as a kid armed with a wallet bursting full of birthday money walking into Smyths since he took charge of Chelsea, getting all the toys he wants with little concern about the cost. However, where they differ is that a child would probably be a touch better at assembling a balanced roster of dolls and lego than Boehly has with footballers.
Chelsea are in an absolute state. Just as bad as Manchester United were before Erik ten Hag began to stop the rot. Since Boehly took ownership of Chelsea, he has spent close to a grotesque £300m having only bought the club in June - Wesley Fofana (£80m), Marc Cucurella (£60m), Raheem Sterling (£47.5m), Kalidou Koulibaly (£33m), Carney Chukwuemeka (£18m), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£10.5m), Gabriel Slonina (£12m) and David Datro Fofana (£9m).