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It's been quite the week at Chelsea in what has been a hectic season.

The Blues saw their return to the Premier League with a narrow win over Crystal Palace which encapsulated Romelu Lukaku's seven-touch performance, before returning to Champions League action with an impressive display against Lille where Kai Havertz and Christian Pulisic got on the scoresheet.

What followed were Carabao Cup preparations interrupted by Roman Abramovich announcing that he would hand the 'stewardship' of the club over to Chelsea's foundation, though his statement only drew more confusion rather than the clarity it was intended.

The clash against Liverpool followed with contentious goals being disallowed and 22 penalties were required to separate the sides with Chelsea ultimately falling on the wrong side of the result.

So with plenty of talking points 's writers took to the site to provide their latest insight to the behind the scenes goings on at Stamford Bridge in a Q&A that of course touched on transfers.

Take a look below at the questions Scott Trotter and Adam Newson answered below:

AN: "In the strictest sense, yes Chelsea could complete a transfer deal now but they wouldn't be able to register the player until the summer (take Hakim Ziyech's signing from Ajax as an example).

"Out of all the potential additions and reported targets, I suspect Jules