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The sale is done, official, announced. Having paid a reported £4.25 billion, Todd Boehly’s Clearlake consortium are at the wheel now for Chelsea Football Club. With the 2021 Champions League title in the rear-view and a 2021-22 season that featured only two lesser trophies and wild storylines surrounding the club all season, Chelsea can get back to business as usual. Or at least redefine it, as the “Chaos and Trophies” era of Roman Abramovich’s stewardship has come to an end.
What will Boehly bring to the table? Well, £200 million pounds, according to The Telegraph. That kind of spending power is hardly unusual for Chelsea, but the trust being placed at the manager’s hands is a bit rarer for this club. Tuchel entered in the middle of the 2020-21 campaign, then his first summer’s only substantial addition was Romelu Lukaku, so he’s overdue to begin shaping this roster.
And it’s necessary. Three or four defenders could leave Chelsea on free or cheap transfers, and the attack is loaded with disgruntled forwards who didn’t produce enough on the pitch last season. Lukaku is chief among them, and the rumors already are swirling about his future after a mess of a Year 1 back at Stamford Bridge. Here, we break down the Chelsea senior men’s roster and try to figure out what is going to happen this summer and what is not:
Chelsea goalkeeper outlook
- Staying: Edouard Mendy, Marcus Bettinelli
- Uncertain future: Kepa Arrizabalaga
- Loan army options: Nathan Baxter, Jamie Cumming
Start with the simple position: Mendy is one of the best in the world, Bettinelli is a serviceable third keeper, Kepa is the most overpriced cup/backup keeper in the world. It’s not clear anyone would take on Kepa’s salary, but expect Chelsea and the Spanish keeper to work together to find a landing spot if one exists.
Ideal moves: If you sell Kepa, you probably need a better No. 2 than Bettinelli. It doesn’t appear Baxter…
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