Chelsea’s window: good gross sales, good signings, however main query marks stay

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It was a really strong switch window for Chelsea, however one which simply fell in need of being actually distinctive.

Not like final yr, the place it was arduous to determine the place the crew had actually improved over the summer season, the Blues added first crew high quality and depth by way of the squad.

Gross sales have been additionally all the time going to be necessary this summer season, and on that entrance issues went even higher, beginning with an surprising windfall for Joao Felix from Saudi Arabia. The membership have been capable of money in on a few of their profitable purchase low, promote excessive gambles from years previous: Renato Veiga and Noni Madueke have been each flipped for critical revenue. That created the headroom mandatory for an additional main shakeup of the primary XI.

Joao Pedro and Cole Palmer. (Picture by Alex Grimm/Getty Photographs)

Joao Pedro has hit the bottom operating up entrance and appears to lastly have introduced a constant goalscorer to Stamford Bridge. Probably the most hyped switch was one organized greater than a yr in the past – Estevao Willian might be essentially the most thrilling attacking signing at Chelsea since Eden Hazard. However much less glamorous additions like Jorrel Hato and the return of Andrey Santos shall be simply as necessary in a protracted season competing on 4 fronts.

After all it wasn’t an ideal window – Robert Sanchez remains to be the primary alternative goalkeeper, and there does really feel a threat in counting on the damage susceptible Wesley Fofana and Benoit Badiashile as necessary defensive choices in a season we all know Levi Colwill goes to overlook.

Nicolas Jackson’s departure to Bayern Munich was a deal too good to overlook – but it surely’s a raffle and it'll solely take a few accidents up entrance for it to backfire.