The summer transfer window may not be officially open but Chelsea fans may feel their club is on the back foot already. After just a few wee...
The summer transfer window may not be officially open but Chelsea fans may feel their club is on the back foot already.
After just a few weeks the Blues have seen a world class player sold to a local rival for a pittance, a signing of a previously world class striker on the decline, and big wages as they adjust to Didier Drogba leaving.
The sale of Cech to Arsenal is a bizarre decision, that has split opinion amongst Chelsea fans. The player may want to stay in London, but that is no reason to boost a rival by maybe 10 points a season for just £11m.
Some of this money will likely end up in the pockets of Radamel Falcao, who is expected to arrive from Monaco on loan. A striker was needed following the second departure of Drogba, however there is a pessimism around Falcao after a poor Premier League debut season.
Last season he scored just four goals for Manchester United as he struggled for form and to convince Louis van Gaal that he was more suited to the first team than the reserves.
Falcao has previously been a world class player but at the moment his signing is high risk particularly as it upsets the balance of the squad.
Falcao will arrive on big money and his arrival will unsettle Loic Remy who might be on the move despite showing that he is a natural goal scorer who is capable of achieving regardless to how much game time he is getting.
The annual summer game of musical chairs has begun and so far Chelsea will be hoping that their signings will fire and the decision to sell a club legend will not hand their rivals an advantage.
Jose Mourinho is a canny operator and I am sure that whatever happens for the rest of the window, he will recover any ground loss and build on the success of last season.
