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Chelsea: Twelve signings, £243m, squad of 50-plus - what is going on at Stamford Bridge - BBC Sport (www.bbc.co.uk)

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[–] JoshDoctsonFadeRoute@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Honestly I have no idea what they are thinking. Maybe trying to develop these guys and sell them off and compete in a few seasons?

[–] keyez@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Certainly seems they're trying to do an American sports model of farming young talent but since it's not a draft that's a lot of money to put up with no guarantee of being able to move them before the end of their contracts.