Chelsea revive the future

Chelsea - Ảnh 1. — Chelsea return to Champions League next season - Photo: Reuters

Five years ago, this would have been considered a failure for Chelsea. But things are different now.

Back to Champions League

Chelsea's victory over Nottingham Forest last weekend was historic for them. After a two-year absence, they finally secured a return to the Champions League by finishing fourth in the Premier League this season.

This is not the first time Chelsea have played in the Champions League under billionaire Todd Boehly. But it is the first time Chelsea have played in the Champions League with a squad almost entirely built by the American owner. There are no "remnants" from the time of owner Roman Abramovich when coach Thomas Tuchel, Mount, Havertz, Jorginho... have all left. The entire team management team has also been replaced.

Along with those changes, more than 1.4 billion euros were thrown into the transfer market (if only calculating the actual expenditure - that is, minus the revenue, this number is 800 million euros). More than 800 million euros, plus the salary fund and many other expenses, the amount of money that billionaire Todd Boehly poured into Chelsea has reached the billion euro mark.

With such an investment, most teams would aim to win major tournaments. But two disastrous seasons from 2022 to 2024 have seen Chelsea set their sights very low: qualifying for the Champions League.

Breathe a sigh of relief

It wasn't until the final minute of the season that billionaire Todd Boehly and Chelsea fans could breathe a sigh of relief.

Over the past three years, Chelsea have been under such intense pressure from Financial Fair Play (FSP) that they have had to repeatedly circumvent the rules by selling their assets to subsidiaries (even selling their women’s team). This temporary method has helped Chelsea get through the first three-year PSP cycle (2021-2024), but it is certainly not a long-term solution.

And the Champions League tickets are back at the right time, promising a revenue of at least 100 million euros including prize money, ticket sales, shirts... and maybe more if they make good use of the effect to generate more commercial revenue. Chelsea's future seems to be resurrected.

From the dark, Chelsea now breathes a sigh of relief. They have the youngest squad in the league at 23.8 years old. Not only that, Chelsea also has one of the most domestic players in the league with 12 players, 6 of whom come from the club's academy.

If they lack transfer funds, Chelsea's board will now be able to easily manage because they have many valuable young players. By selling off some names like Jackson, Nkunku and Fofana, Chelsea promises to earn more than 100 million euros to supplement the transfer fund this summer.

Not only that, most of Chelsea's current pillars are still very young with Colwill (22 years old), Caicedo (23 years old), Enzo Fernandez (24 years old), Palmer (23 years old)... As long as they can keep this team, Chelsea can temporarily rest assured about the framework for at least the next 3-4 years.

After three years in turmoil, one of Europe's strongest teams is finally back.

Jackson returns

Except for long-term injured centre-back Fofana, Chelsea have almost all their strongest squad for the Conference League final. Especially the return of Nicolas Jackson - who missed the final rounds of the Premier League due to suspension. Injured mainstays like James are also ready to return.

However, Sportsmole predicts that coach Maresca will still use reserve players who have shone in previous Conference League matches such as Dewsbury-Hall, Sancho, George... Anyway, the Conference League title is now just a decoration for Chelsea's revival season.

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HUY DANG

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