Chelsea's transfer policy under the new ownership has always been a topic of debate among the fanbase. Many will point towards how things seem to be moving in the right direction. While the Blues are not challenging for the biggest prizes yet, they have already proven that they are capable of competing with the very best. Just over the past six months, they have wins over PSG, Barcelona and Liverpool.
That being said, the shortcomings are quite clear to see as well. Despite spending over a billion on the team since the change in ownership, they are worse off than where they were, when the takeover happened. That simply does not make sense.
One of the key reasons behind that might be the unwillingness to go out and sign proven players, instead relying on youngsters. Now, that can work from time to time. But the inexperience and inconsistency come with it, which has prevented them from being one of the top teams in the world.
Recently, it had looked like Chelsea could change up things a bit and try to sign Antoine Semenyo. But there is an update on that, and it is not one that will make the fans happy.
Chelsea fans unhappy with latest news from David Ornstein
As reported by David Ornstein on The Athletic, Chelsea have decided against pursuing a move for Semenyo after making an initial enquiry. They have confidence in the depth and quality of their existing options.
If the club had indeed been happy with their depth, then why would they make an enquiry at all? That just does not make sense.
It is much more likely that they found out what it would take to sign Semenyo and were not ready to go forward with the move. To be honest, that is fine. But some of the briefs that come out of the club these days don't do much convince the fans that they are in the right hands.
As one fan wrote: "Chelsea fans want stars, but the ownership won’t pay proper wages — so we’re stuck with mediocre players like Gittens, Garnacho, and Delap."
At this time, it is worth bringing up the wage structure that has been put in place at the club as well. The club have strictly adhered to it and do not seem interested in moving away. It does prevent them from signing world-class players, though and that has become a point of frustration for the supporters who feel that they are in a brilliant position to take the next step only if the ownership would show that ambition instead of staying inside self-imposed boundaries.