The co -owner of Chelsea, Todd Boehly transfer Window.
The blues wanted to spend a striker for a striker last summer and followed Napolis Victor Osimhen until the last hours of the window to finally go away from the negotiations. They did not sign an alternative and also refused to strengthen this area of the field in January.
After both Nicolas Jackson and Marc Guiu have captured injuries on the Deadline Day, which they keep out for a few weeks, Chelsea’s decision not to strengthen it has attracted a lot of criticism, but Boehly insisted that the right fit is not suitable for the team, which cannot be headed for.
He told the FT Business of Football Summit: “Strike ends are difficult to find. They do not go to the grocery and say:” I will get a striker. “It is an amazing ability and you have to have the right mentality.”
Chelsea’s transfer strategy, which is about investing in long -term contracts in young players, was also criticized by fans and rivals, but Boehy insisted that they would continue to work for their long -term model.
“We really thought about how they put together a team that has the ability to stay together,” he said. “When they have read about the teams over the years, they had superstar captains that they really led.