Chelsea will have taken the opportunity during the mid-season break to discuss their plans for the January transfer window. The period has offered a rare opportunity in a hectic season for clubs to take stock and lay plans, something Graham Potter was hoping to do with Blues' owners as his first transfer window in charge of the club beckons.
There was no shortage of business in the summer as Chelsea added Raheem Sterling, Kalidou Koulibaly, Wesley Fofana, Marc Cucurella, Carney Chukwuemeka, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Denis Zakaria in addition to a number of players for the development squad. It was new territory for Todd Boehly as he took on the role of interim-sporting director and spent time negotiating deals across Europe with the help of fellow co-owner Behdad Eghbali.
Boehly retains that role as things stand but the Blues have started to form a more accomplished recruitment team who will ultimately take the reigns.
