Todd Bohely faces daunting £1bn Chelsea mission that not even Roman Abramovich could complete

Todd Boehly looked very comfortable on the Stamford Bridge turf during Sunday's lap of appreciation after Chelsea's win against Watford. He shook hands with Thomas Tuchel and embraced many of the players; it was all very relaxed and befitting of the warm and informal manner of the American.

But now, the Government has finally granted Chelsea a licence to sell the club to the Boehly consortium. He will have much to do once the U.S. billionaire gets his feet under his new desk.

The first thing on Boehly's to-do list has been rumbling on for a few weeks – and is now more urgent with the season now ended and the transfer window opening shortly. Sorting out player contracts for players the club wants to keep, and those they want to leave must be the first priority.

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This will hopefully go some way to appeasing Tuchel, whose frustration at not being able to discuss contracts with players due to the sanctions has been clear in recent weeks. Boehly made his strategy clear during the bidding process: his belief is that success on the pitch would bring success on the balance sheet. Therefore, resources need to be targeted at continued success and trophies at Chelsea.

I believe Tuchel is the most important element in ensuring Chelsea will be successful on the pitch, and that being the case, if Boehly wants his strategy to work, he must sign Tuchel up to a long-term contract, discuss and agree on a long-term plan, and then let him get on with it while giving him the support to do so.

Tuchel has talked about the need for a squad rebuild. It is hard to disagree. Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen have already gone. It is possible