Graham Potter became the most expensive football manager in Premier League history when he was appointed Chelsea boss last September. Nabbing the 47-year-old from Brighton to replace Thomas Tuchel cost the club a staggering £21.5million in compensation.
That sum is on top of a similarly eye-watering £600million spent on the playing staff across just two transfer windows, as co-owner Todd Boehly continues to shape the club in his vision. Despite the substantial sums of money departing Stamford Bridge across the last 12 months, Chelsea re currently languishing in 10th place in the Premier League, 11 points off a Champions League place.
That being said, the Blues still have the opportunity to make this a special campaign, as they prepare to face Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals over the coming weeks. Former Chelsea defender William Gallas believes the money would only have been worth it if they lift Europe's greatest prize this June, claiming Potter and his expensively-assembled squad are far from offering Boehly value for money.
