Graham Potter does not envisage more crazy spending at Chelsea

Chelsea are unlikely to continue in their rich vein of spending in future transfer windows, according to Graham Potter.

The signing of Enzo Fernandez for a British-record £106.8million (€119.8) on deadline day brought the club's total outlay for January to more than £315m (€353.2), and with eight new faces bringing the number of first-team players on the books to 33 the manager does not expect another assault on the market.

The PA news agency understands that the club hierarchy considers the rebuild of Chelsea's squad complete following their 2019 transfer ban and player departures last summer, with a need to energise the club in the wake of Todd Boehly's takeover in May having been satisfied.

Attention will instead now turn to trimming a bloated squad of its fringe players, a requirement that became more acute following the breakdown of Hakim Ziyech's proposed loan move to Paris St Germain on Tuesday.

Potter, whose side have not played since drawing 0-0 with Liverpool two weeks ago, now faces the job of integrating the club's star buys into the team, a daunting task which he says nevertheless "excites" him.

"I don't think the spending will necessarily continue as it has," said Potter. "I think there was a regeneration that needed to happen which the club have done. I think we have to say that the next window and the window after will be different.

"I'm certainly not complaining about my position here, that's for sure. I think you'll find with football managers they can complain about pretty much anything at any point. At the moment I'm here, it's a fantastic opportunity, I'm really excited for it.

"There will be challenges, of course there will. But I'm just going to approach it with my similar attitude, which is to do my best