Raheem Sterling, Jules Kounde: Chelsea to spend £200 million to compete with Manchester City and Liverpool – Paper Round

Chelsea set for summer spending spree Chelsea will receive significant backing in the summer transfer market under their new ownership, according to the Telegraph. Ted Boehly and his consortium are set to hand Blues boss Thomas Tuchel £200 million to spend this summer in order to compete with Manchester City and Liverpool next season. Chelsea will target centre-backs Jules Kounde and Josko Gvardiol after the exits of Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen.

The west London club are also considering a shock move for Raheem Sterling, who is currently contemplating his future at Manchester City. Ad/> /> Transfers'Attacks economic stability of European football' — La Liga hit out at Mbappe PSG deal21/05/2022 AT 20:33 Paper Round’s view: Chelsea finished 19 points behind Premier League champions Manchester City. Tuchel’s title challenge was over before Christmas, and it ended up being a pretty disappointing campaign due to two domestic cup final defeats to Liverpool – both on penalties.

It will be a huge ask to compete with City and Liverpool. The pair are up there as two of the best club sides English football has seen. However, £200 million worth of investment will certainly help.

Chelsea’s recruitment has been mostly impressive in recent years – so it will be an interesting summer ahead. Read the full story Arsenal plan summer business Arsenal have made it a priority to sign a new striker this summer and have made Gabriel Jesus their number one target. The north London club also have Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Alexander Isak Tammy Abraham, Lautaro Martinez, Victor Osimhen, Gianluca Scamacca and Adam Hlozek on their striker shortlist.