Chris Sutton shares why Chelsea owner Todd Boehly will be ‘laughing’ at everyone right now
It is fair to say not every Chelsea fan has been the biggest fan of Todd Boehly since he took over as one of the owners of the club just over two years ago.
It is well-documented that the club have spent more than a billion pounds on strengthening the squad in that time, although some of the lowest points of the modern era have come in the last 36 months.
Supporters have been heard chanting in protest of Boehly at times, with them desperate for their club to return to the glory days following tenures under Graham Potter and Mauricio Pochettino.
It is fair to say this is on the way to happening with Enzo Maresca in charge. The Blues currently sit second in the Premier League with a chance to top the table temporarily at the weekend.
A number of big-name signings have been made since the American took the reins. Chelsea have smashed their transfer record twice in that time to sign Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo.
Chris Sutton says Todd Boehly will be laughing at Chelsea critics
The duo are now seen amongst the best midfielders in the Premier League, and a number of other signings who were once mocked are now seen as great pieces of business.
This is why Chris Sutton believes that Boehly and fellow owner, Behdad Eghbali, will be laughing as their plan begins to slowly come together.
He said to Tribal Football: “I think that’s a really interesting point. They were taking all sorts of flak, but maybe, just maybe, there was a method in the madness and they’re laughing their heads off at us all.
“The whole plan did seem excessive, you know? There was nothing particularly new about buying young players and develop them, a lot of clubs have been doing that. In fact, most clubs try and do it that way.
“It was just the nature of the spending. We’ve never seen anything like it, but yeah, they’re probably laughing their heads off right.”
Every Chelsea signing under Todd Boehly
Chelsea have made more than 30 permanent signings since Boehly took over at Stamford Bridge, across four transfer windows which have varied in success rates.
Summer 2022/23
| 13 July 2022 | Raheem Sterling | £47,500,000 |
| 16 July 2022 | Kalidou Koulibaly | £33,000,000 |
| 2 August 2022 | Gabriel Slonina | £8,100,000 |
| 4 August 2022 | Carney Chukwuemeka | £20,000,000 |
| 5 August 2022 | Marc Cucurella | £60,000,000 |
| 19 August 2022 | Cesare Casadei | £16,800,000 |
| 31 August 2022 | Wesley Fofana | £75,000,000 |
| 1 September 2022 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | £10,300,000 |
Winter 22/23
| 5 January 2023 | Benoît Badiashile | £35,000,000 |
| 7 January 2023 | David Datro Fofana | £10,000,000 |
| 7 January 2023 | Andrey Santos | £18,000,000 |
| 15 January 2023 | Mykhailo Mudryk | £62,000,000 |
| 20 January 2023 | Noni Madueke | £29,000,000 |
| 29 January 2023 | Malo Gusto | £26,300,000 |
| 31 January 2023 | Enzo Fernández | £106,700,000 |
| 10 February 2023 | Jimmy-Jay Morgan | £3,000,000 |
Summer 23/24
| 1 July 2023 | Nicolas Jackson | £32,000,000 |
| 1 July 2023 | Christopher Nkunku | £52,000,000 |
| 1 July 2023 | Diego Moreira | Free |
| 16 July 2023 | Ângelo Gabriel | £13,000,000 |
| 1 August 2023 | Lesley Ugochukwu | £23,200,000 |
| 4 August 2023 | Axel Disasi | £38,800,000 |
| 5 August 2023 | Robert Sánchez | £25,000,000 |
| 14 August 2023 | Moisés Caicedo | £100,000,000 |
| 18 August 2023 | Roméo Lavia | £53,000,000 |
| 24 August 2023 | Deivid Washington | £13,700,000 |
| 26 August 2023 | Đorđe Petrović | £12,500,000 |
| 1 September 2023 | Cole Palmer | £40,000,000 |
Summer 24/25
| Omari Kellyman | £19,000,000 |
| Tosin Adarabioyo | Free |
| Marc Guiu | £5,000,000 |
| Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall | £30,000,000 |
| Renato Veiga | £11,800,000 |
| Caleb Wiley | £8,500,000 |
| Filip Jörgensen | £20,700,000 |
| Aaron Anselmino | £15,600,000 |
| Pedro Neto | £51,300,000 |
What is positive is that these transfer windows have improved greatly as time has gone on, with their most succesful so far turning out to be the summer of 23/24.
Cole Palmer joined the club and has instantly become one of the best players in world football, while Moises Caicedo, Nicolas Jackson and Malo Gusto have proven themselves to be crucial members of a side threatening to challenge for the title this season.
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