Chelsea have already spent £112.5 million this summer in the hope of reinvigorating their squad ahead of the Premier League season that gets underway against Everton on Saturday. Kalidou Koulibaly, Raheem Sterling, Gabriel Slonina and Carney Chukwuemeka have all been signed in addition to a number of other prospects for the development squad.
The deal to sign Aston Villa product Chukwuemeka was perhaps the most impressive in many respects. Despite the 18-year-old drawing interest from the likes of Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund, the Blues managed to come to an agreement with the Villa Park club with no fuss percolating into the media and swiftly worked through the process to complete the signing by Thursday morning.
Chelsea's successful business so far this summer has been embodied by efficiency. Whether that be Todd Boehly contacting Manchester City to cut to the chase in talks over Sterling, or the quick work to sign Koulibaly. Slonina's deal was more prolonged, with much of the work done under the previous hierarchy but in the end saw minimal disruption, despite interest from Real Madrid.
