It's been quite the introduction to life at Chelsea for Todd Boehly. The US businessman fronted a group including Clearlake Capital to take ownership of the Blues from Roman Abramovich and swiftly found himself in the midst of a crucial transfer window for the club.
With preparations hit by sanctions and the departure of key players such as Antonio Rudiger, it was always going to be a difficult summer for the Blues. Boehly, as well as becoming the club's chairman, was named sporting director as Marina Granovskaia and Petr Cech departed the club in the wake of the takeover. With the assistance of Thomas Tuchel, the American has firmly been in control of Chelsea's transfer business and has met with a number of executives around Europe, alongside Behdad Eghbali.
The Blues have landed Kalidou Koulibaly, Raheem Sterling, Carney Chukwuemeka and Marc Cucurella this summer but Gary Neville has been unimpressed with the number of targets Chelsea have been publically linked to over the last month. The former Manchester United defender believes Boehly would have been better served keeping the likes of Granovskaia in place.
