Chelsea awaits European exits—including its own—to accelerate summer transfer plans

Chelsea is waiting on the Champions League and Europa League to end in order to begin doing serious business this summer.

Chelsea fans are becoming restless due to the lack of deals the Blues are currently making. In the world of fast-traveling information—thanks, technology—everyone craves instant gratification. However, in a worldwide business market with ever-changing parts, patience is key.

Chelsea is waiting on not only the conclusion of its own season, but the ending of the Champions League and Europa League, in order to conduct its transfer business. Although there are teams like Man City who have already hit the ground running, the Blues do not do business in that fashion and therefore, fans must sit tight. After all, good things come to those who wait.

First and foremost, the Blues are choosing to wait because their campaign has yet to conclude. Although many seem mentally checked out, Lampard still has his team—or at least, what’s left of it—ready to go in Munich. The Blues are still technically in the Champions League, albeit barely. Facing a 3-0 deficit and going to Germany with a depleted squad, Chelsea will likely crash out of the competition this weekend; barring a miracle. However, to make any moves right now would be silly. Lampard and his staff look ready to conclude the season before worrying about any sort of transfer business.

Chelsea will have its eyes elsewhere in the Champions League, waiting to see what the future has in store for Juventus and Real Madrid. Both European giants are on the wrong side of aggregate scores at the moment, which may bode well for the Blues. Juventus is a potential landing spot for Jorginho, one of the likely departures in the middle of the park. Similar to Chelsea, transfer business by former boss Maurizio Sarri is unlikely to be done until the UCL season concludes.

On the other hand, the Blues will be monitoring Real Madrid’s situation in the Champions League—as well as Sevilla’s—due to the interest in Sergio Reguilon. Reguilon has emerged as one of the leading left back targets for Lampard after an impressive loan spell in Sevilla. The Real Madrid loanee was voted La Liga’s top left back, a position of need for the Blues. Reguilon is valued at a price significantly cheaper than that of Lampard’s rumored favorite fullback, Ben Chilwell of Leicester City. Regardless, the Blues will not move for Reguilon until the Europa League concludes at the player’s wish. Sevilla advanced by beating Roma; los Nervionenses are now set to face Wolves in the next round on Tuesday.

Elsewhere in the Europa League, Chelsea will be interested in former boss Antonio Conte’s Inter Milan versus Bayer Leverkusen. Leverkusen is said to want Kai Havertz to play out the remainder of its Europa League campaign, so the Blues will want that journey to be wrapped up as quickly as possible. Havertz has agreed to personal terms with Chelsea, but the clubs have yet to agree on a transfer fee for the German. These talks are expected to accelerate once both sides conclude their current seasons, which could potentially be as early as Monday, depending on how Leverkusen performs.

Aside from a trip to Munich, the focus of Chelsea Football Club right now is elsewhere in Europe. It’s shaping up to be a historic window for the Blues—having already kicked off with the signings of Hakim Ziyech and Timo Werner—but the questions surrounding when the spending spree will start still loom. Lampard, Petr Cech, Marina Granovskaia and the rest of the gang are waiting until the curtains close on other European teams before making big money moves.