Chelsea Plans Major Squad Revamp

Chelsea have dominated the transfer market for the third consecutive summer since Behdad Eghbali and Todd Boehly took over in 2022. With a £54m deal for Wolves forward Pedro Neto, Chelsea plan to make 12 signings this summer, spending £243m and building a squad of over 50 senior players.

Despite the influx, the club will loan out or sell several new signings before the transfer window closes on August 30. Chelsea’s spending spree, totaling over £1.5bn since the Clearlake Capital and Boehly takeover, reflects their strategy of acquiring younger talent for future resale value. The current squad includes:

Goalkeepers (8): Filip Jorgensen (£21m), Robert Sanchez (£25m) and others.
Full-backs (7): Reece James, Marc Cucurella (£62m), Ben Chilwell (£45m) and others.
Centre-backs (9): Axel Disasi (£39m), Wesley Fofana (£75m) and others.
Midfielders (15): Enzo Fernandez (£107m), Moises Caicedo (£115m) and others.
Wingers (9): Mykhailo Mudryk (£89m), Raheem Sterling (£48m) and others.
Strikers (8): Romelu Lukaku (£100m), Nicolas Jackson (£32m) and others.

Potential starting XIs include:

Starting XI: Robert Sanchez; Reece James, Tosin Adarabioyo, Levi Colwill, Marc Cucurella; Moises Caicedo, Romeo Lavia, Enzo Fernandez; Cole Palmer, Christopher Nkunku, Pedro Neto.
Second XI: Filip Jorgensen; Malo Gusto, Wesley Fofana, Benoit Badiashile, Renato Veiga; Lesley Ugochukwu, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Carney Chukwuemeka; Noni Madueke, Nicolas Jackson, Raheem Sterling.

Chelsea must submit a 25-man squad with at least eight ‘homegrown’ players by the end of the transfer window. They also need to balance their books by selling players and managing financial regulations. Despite criticism of their spending amid Premier League profit and sustainability rules, Chelsea remain committed to bridging the gap to the top four and targeting major titles in the future.

The Times reported that the Premier League is reviewing changes to Chelsea’s women’s team ownership structure filed in June.