Todd Boehly's Chelsea reality is starting to hit home. If the 12th-placed finish - nine lower than the spot in which he took over the club in May 2022 - didn't do so then the failure of two permanent managers and one interim boss might have. It is the sheer volume of transfers that needs to be made this summer that perhaps truly shows just how bad things have gone.
Despite attempting to revamp the group last year following the loss of Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen, the Boehly-Clearlake administration have more work to do now than they did after taking over. Considering £600 million ($768m) has been spent in that time it is a damning state of affairs.
There are still new signings to make not just outgoings as well. Every area of the pitch has now been added too but holes still appear. At least one player has been signed per position but there is no favoured team to rely on. After bringing in eight players midway through the season, adding to the seven additions over the summer, the futures for many are far from clear.
