Another transfer window, another period whereby Chelsea appear to be the protagonists and headline makers.
In the current window, it’s the Conor Gallagher and Joao Felix situation that’s been making all the headlines, as much as anything else, and one has to question why the Blues would even be contemplating bringing a player back that, even now, is considered as a bit of an enigma.
Gallagher, like Trevoh Chalobah, appears to be being eased out of Stamford Bridge as their sales would represent pure profit for the club given that the pair are academy products, though Chelsea’s odd decision making wouldn’t appear to end there.
Chelsea allowing Bashir Humphreys to leave
According to The Athletic (subscription required), the Blues are now willing to allow highly-rated defender, Bashir Humphreys, to move to Championship side Burnley on loan with an obligation to buy.
At just 21 years of age, Humphreys – who spent time on loan at Swansea City – has a lot of growing to do as a player, but that seems of no consequence to Enzo Maresca and his board.
It does beg the question, once again, of what on earth the West Londoners are playing at?
Their transfer policy under Messrs. Eghbali and Boehly seems to be haphazard at best, and one has to wonder just how badly Maresca’s plans will be affected over the course of the first part of the season.
Chelsea weren’t at the races against Man City at the weekend, and the poor level of the overall team performance even apparently saw Todd Boehly leave Stamford Bridge early.
? Todd Boehly Leaving early…#beINPL #CFC #MCFC pic.twitter.com/k44sRgVNzt
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS_EN) August 18, 2024
Will the owners ever be able to stop their meddling in the transfer windows and let the first-team staff just get on with things?
The board can only really have themselves to blame if things go awry for the third season in a row, and God forbid they find themselves on the wrong side of FFP in due course too.