The domestic season is over after an intensive season for Chelsea who racked up 63 matches over the course of 2021/22. Nevertheless, the work is just beginning at Stamford Bridge following the completion of the club's takeover by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital.
Contracts have been extended, meetings are underway and after months of stagnation under the special operating licence, things are firmly back underway with the likes of the Blues' megastore back open. There is little time to bask in the changes however, with much of the Blues squad already on international duty, and those in the Chelsea hierarchy having to catch up the ground they may have lost in the transfer market.
While it would be understandable for the likes of Thomas Tuchel and co to be in dire need of a holiday this summer, the German coach wasn't even considering it in the immediate aftermath of the season. Both for personal and work reasons.
