ANDhe Chelsea was one of the biggest losers last season. It was in 12th place in the Premier and had an irregular performance in the Champions League, in which it fell in the quarterfinals against Real Madrid. Since Abrmovich left in February 2022, the Londoners have not come close to winning any major title, their last conquest being the 2021 Club World Cup., almost two years ago. And in England they have not tasted the sweetness of success since the 2017 FA Cup. But this journey in the desert will not be for lack of investment.
Following Abramovich’s turbulent departure from Chelsea due to Ukraine war sanctions, and the arrival of American tycoon Todd Boehly, Chelsea has spent 994 million euros, being by far the club that has spent the most in this perioddoubling the 434 million of Manchester United, second in this ranking.
The 10 teams that have spent the most on transfers since Boehly joined Chelsea
- Chelsea: 994 million
- Manchester Utd: 434 million
- Arsenal: 423 million
- Tottenham: 371 million
- psg: 357 million
- newcastle: 338 million
- bayern munich: 296 million
- Manchester City: 271 million
- West Ham United: 259 million
- Liverpool: 249 million
An unprecedented winter investment
Chelsea’s poor performance in the first part of last season, in which they fell out of the league title at the first change, made Todd Boehly took out the checkbook in the winter market to try to fight for the Champions League, the only title he could aspire to. To do this, he spent 329 million on Enzo Fernández (the most expensive signing in the history of the winter market with 121 million), Mudryk, Badiashile, Madueke,… who joined the Fofana, Cucurella, Sterling, Koulibaly,… booked in summer.
The cherry of Caicedo
Yesterday Chelsea made official what is going to be the fifth most expensive signing in history. Moiss Caicedo chose Chelsea over Liverpool and it becomes the icing on the cake for those of Pochettino. 133 million were the cause of the Ecuadorian leaving De Zerbi’s Brighton to become one more ‘blue’. Now, the pivot will have to make a hole in a midfield that already includes Enzo Fernndez, Andrey Santos, Ugochukwu and Connor Gallagher.
He played as ‘6’ but we put him at ‘8’ because we understood that he could have more impact due to his conditions
“If he’s not the best, he’s one of the best players I’ve ever coached. He played ‘6’, but we put him at ‘8’ because we understood that he could have more impact due to his technical and physical conditions, his repetition capacity and his understanding of the game. He saw that he had more arrival, last pass and goal and quickly adapted to his new role. In Ecuador, yes, he has a more control role, “says Miguel Ángel Ramírez, the Ecuadorian’s coach at Independiente del Valle.
Bet on young talent
If Todd Boehly’s management at the helm has made something clear, it is the commitment to young promises. Of the 40 signings made by the Londoners, 27 are under 23 years of age. The latest example is Romeo Lavia, barely 19 years old. Among them stand out Enzo Fernndez, Joao Flix (already in Atltico), Mudryk, and Caicedo himself. In fact, Chelsea’s average age this season is 23.4 years, while in the 2021/2022 season, it was 25.1 years.
Boehly’s 11 most expensive signings at Chelsea
- Moses Caicedo: 133 million
- Enzo Fernandez: 121 million
- Wesley Fofana: 80 million
- Mikhailo Mudryk: 70 million
- Marc Cucurella: 65 million
- Romeo Lavia: 60 million
- Christopher Nkunku: 60 million
- Raheem Sterling: 56 million
- Axel Disasi: 45 millions
- Benoit Badiashile: 38 million
- Kalidou Koulibaly: 38 million
Thiago Silva, Ben Chilweell and Reece James, sole survivors pre-Boehly
In the eleven that Pochettino put up for his Premier debut against Liverpool, only the Brazilian and the two English defenders were the only ones who belonged to the team during the time of Roman Abrmovich. The rest were all homegrown players, like Levi Colwill or Connor Gallagher, or recent signings like Sterling, Nico Jackson, Enzo Fernndez, or Axel Disasi, author of the goal that equalized against Liverpool.
More than 300 million sales revenue
In the Boehly era, Chelsea have had a total of 24 casualties, not counting loans. Thanks to them, the London team has generated 321 million in income, being the 3rd that has made the most money from sales since the American arrived. Among the casualties, the names of Havertz (75 million to Arsenal), Mount (64 million to Manchester United) and Kovacic (29 million to Manchester City) stand out.
Top-5 teams with the most sales revenue since Boehly joined Chelsea
- ajax: 330 million
- Brighton: 325 million
- Chelsea: 322 million
- RB Leipzig: 316 million
- Benfica: 281 million
A new sponsor of 400 million
The American company Infinite Athlete is going to pay Chelsea 50 million per season until 2030. The image of Chelsea with the ’empty’ shirt on the chest at the end of last season will not occur this course. According to published information, Chelsea’s tour of the United States this summer was key to reach an agreement with very high figures. Despite the fact that the ‘blues’ are not going to play in Europe, the list of stars and the name of the club continue to make Chelsea an attractive company for investors.
