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Thiago Silva sends three-word warning to new Chelsea signings after £300m January transfer spree

Thiago Silva has warned Chelsea's new signings that it will "take some time" for the players to start understanding each other after the club spent more than £300million last month.

The Blues continued their breathtaking transfer business in since Todd Boehly bought the club with eight new signings arriving at Stamford Bridge in January. David Datro Fofana, Benoit Badiashile, Andrey Santos, Joao Felix (loan), Mykhailo Mudryk, Noni Madueke, Malo Gusto and Enzo Fernandez were all signed to try and give Graham Potter the tools to mount a late run into the top four.

Silva, who has only been at Chelsea for under three years but is now one of the club's longest-serving players, knows the difficulty of bedding in numerous new signings at one. The 38-year-old, who penned a new one-year contract last week, has sent a warning to the newbies.

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