New Chelsea owner Todd Boehly has warned that the club will not be able to splash out on new signings despite giving Thomas Tuchel a reported £200million budget this summer.
The American businessman, who acquired Chelsea from previous owner Roman Abramovich for £4.25billion last month alongside private equity firm Clearlake Capital, has indicated that money will be immediately available for the club to strengthen its squad this summer ahead of the 2021/22 campaign.
That has included giving Tuchel a £200million war chest following talks between the pair that agreed the team needed rebuilding. The Blues have already been heavily linked with a move for Sevilla centre-back Jules Kounde and have a keen interest in Inter full-back Denzel Dumfries, with the latter potentially playing a part in a move to send Romelu Lukaku back to Inter on loan.
