According to The Evening Standard, Chelsea spent a whopping £273m in the summer transfer window that ended last Thursday.
It was always going to be the case when the new owners came in and took the reigns, they wanted to hit the ground running during their first transfer window and back Thomas Tuchel with the squad that he wants to be able to compete.
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They certainly showed up in that sense. However, according to the same report as above, Chelsea’s heavy spending is going to continue into the winter transfer window that opens in January.
They state that Chelsea still want to invest in the midfielder and will be looking to do so this coming January.
Chelsea owners make midfield signings a priority in January transfer window with heavy spending to continue
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Chelsea made a £40m move for Ajax midfielder Edson Alvarez last week and are set to revisit their search for a midfielder in January, with the Mexico international thought to be their preferred option, per the report.
