A quite remarkable transfer window for Chelsea this summer captivated the minds of many football fans across the globe. The most any English team had ever spent in one transfer window on new players, Chelsea's £270million outlay fell just £35m short of the world record set by Real Madrid in 2019.
Wesley Fofana, Kalidou Koulibaly, Marc Cucurella, Raheem Sterling. Those four alone represented just over £200m of transfer budget spent, and alongside the signings of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Cesare Casadei, Carney Chukwuemeka and more, that figure almost hit £300m. With manager Thomas Tuchel having had a warchest to spend as a result of owner Todd Boehly's first transfer window, results were expected immediately.
Simply put, they didn't arrive. A draw to Tottenham, a 3-0 loss to old enemy Leeds United and a 2-1 defeat to Southampton saw the German on the ropes, and defeat to Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League sealed his fate. Graham Potter tried to pick the pieces up, but one win in the last eight games has seen Chelsea drop to 10th in the table.
