Chelsea spent big this summer. Like, really big. Like, record-breaking big. As confirmed by the Daily Mail, Chelsea spent the single-most money of any Premier League club in history over the course of a summer transfer window as they smashed through the £250-million ceiling.
Now that’s quite the statement considering many Blues fans were understandably concerned that their transfer spending might fall off a cliff in the post-Roman Abramovich era.
But alas, Todd Boehly has given Thomas Tuchel all the resources he needs and then some in order to get the Blues competing for the Premier League and Champions League trophies again.
However, as we wait and see whether the west London club’s heavy spending will pay off, let’s take a look at the dizzying transfer windows that Chelsea surpassed to break the record.