Chelsea show interest in signing Manchester City starlet James McAtee.
Erik Ten Hag took a subtle dig at Chelsea’s over expenditures, claiming it was a failure because they spent without planning.
Under new owner Todd Boehly, the Blues have spent £600 million on 16 new additions, causing the club to become congested with too many players.
This has caused pandemonium at Chelsea. Not many managers in the world would want an influx like this when the club already has several first-team stars who wouldn’t want to be displaced.
Boehly has already fired Thomas Tuchel and Graham Potter, and Frank Lampard has been named interim manager. Meanwhile, Mauricio Pochettino has been selected as the club’s permanent manager for the coming season.
Chelsea will be facing Manchester United today evening hoping to disrupt United’s bid to qualify for the Champions League next season.
And United manager Ten Hag has taken an indirect swipe at Chelsea’s exorbitant spending without a strategy, (h/t Independent) and said:
“When there is no strategy behind it, or not the right strategy, money doesn’t work, he said. In this moment, there is a centralization of good players, of the best managers, and also of the money; it is all here in the UK. And that makes a great competition, but also a tough and hard competition.”
Ten Hag is correct in that we have spent wildly without considering where the players will fit. However, injuries forced the owners to make signings in haste and we did lose crucial players like Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen last summer.
Before the team signs any player, there should be a strategy in place, and the manager should give his opinion if he wants it, because he will have to see where the new acquisitions will play in the end.
Nonetheless, Boehly appears to have viewed it as a long-term project, but the club currently has too many players, and we will have to cut the team to allow our new manager to implement his strategy. This summer, we have to be ruthless. Sell deadwood and sign only proven, quality players who strengthen the team in the present.
Jadon Sancho has hit the ground running in his season-long loan at Chelsea, with the Blues eyeing a permanent deal…
Chelsea appear to be rediscovering their form under Enzo Maresca, aiming for a top-four finish as they currently sit third…
In their bid to further bolster their defense, Chelsea are aiming to make a big move for the star right-back…
Christopher Nkunku is keen to leave Chelsea in January over lack of game time in the Premier League There has…
Sporting CP star Viktor Gyokeres is on the radar of Chelsea Chelsea are riding high in the Premier League, sitting…
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca eyeing defensive reinforcements in January Chelsea could well find themselves in the market to improve their…