Joao Pedro became the 18th striker to join Chelsea for more than 3 years under the dynasty of Todd Boehly – a figure that the Blues liked it, even passionate about investing in the highest position in the squad.
If the deal to recruit Jamie Gittens is completed, Chelsea will have more Gittens, Joao Pedro and Liam Delap – to join a cramped attack with names like Cole Palmer, Nicolas Jackson, Pedro Neto, Noni Madueke, Christopher Nkunku, Marc Guiu or Tyrique George.
In addition, Estevao Willian will also officially go to Stamford Bridge Hau Club World Cup, when he is currently preparing to join Palmeiras to confront Chelsea in the quarter -finals this weekend. This massive recruitment can make many people feel like the Blues are shopping because of the habit, but in fact they have a specific plan.
First, Joao Pedro is expected to create competition at the number 9 and 10, in the context of Christopher Nkunku is likely to leave. Meanwhile, Gittens will play on the left wing and replace Jadon Sancho, after Chelsea did not buy a 25 -year -old player from MU. It should be noted that Mykhailo Mudryk is still being temporarily suspended due to doping scandals. Finally, Delap was brought back to create more competition for position 9, where Chelsea had a serious shortage last season.
In fact, Chelsea did not intend to force any player in the Club World Cup team to leave, but they are willing to listen to big offers for Noni Madueke or Nicolas Jackson, who are not “inviolable” as Palmer. Notably, Chelsea currently has 8 strikers for 4 attacking positions, not to mention players like Enzo Fernandez and An Andrey Santos, who can play at No. 10.
Two young talents Guiu and George (both 19 years old), who have played an important role in the victory of the Conference League last season, may be lent to gain more experience because Chelsea needs a stronger squad for the Champions League. Meanwhile, disgraced names such as Raheem Sterling, Joao Felix or Armando Broja are still in the club and are being sold.
Another question now is where Chelsea takes money to continue spending? The Joao Pedro deal has raised the total amount of Chelsea for the initial transfer fee to 1.32 billion pounds after only 7 transfer, including the current summer period.
It is expected that if Gittens docked, the total cost could exceed £ 1.5 billion within 3 years – if including bonuses and borrowing fees Joao Felix. Even when minus the amount collected from the seller, Chelsea's net expenditure is still up to £ 1.07 billion.
Chelsea is the team with the highest total spending in the Premier League in the first 3 transfer periods under the current owner. Despite experiencing the last two quiet, the most silent, Chelsea transfer last summer last year, although the net expenditure was only seventh. Currently, they are on the way to become the most spending team in the Premier League before the 2025/26 season.
More than 560 million pounds, equivalent to 43% of the total cost that Chelsea has spent, is exclusively for 18 attacking players. Among them, 13 people played for the first team, with uneven competition results. Chelsea's strategy is: recruiting young players, low wages, long -term contracts – to both develop into a star and increase the transfer value later.
However, the ability to continue adding Chelsea's forces may depend on the decision of the Premier League that they sell the women's team to the BLUECO parent company for £ 198.7 million – a move to help the overall profit.
The deal has brought Chelsea financial space in accordance with the Premier League (PSR) regulations, while the revenue from the Champions League next season and the World Cup Club is also helping the club balance the budget.
