BRIDGE OF TIES
How Chelsea could line up in SIX YEARS’ time with entire squad full of players under contract until the 2030s
Some players are not even eligible to play for the Blues yet
NICOLAS JACKSON became the latest Chelsea star to commit his future well into the next decade.
The striker signed a new long-term deal until 2033, becoming the latest Blue to pen a lengthy extension.
Chelsea now have 20 players under contract into the next decade as part of a ploy to circumvent Profit and Sustainability Rules.
The West Londoners were hugely active in the summer transfer window, signing TWO goalkeepers.
Mike Penders, 19, joined for £17million from Genk and will arrive next season after remaining with the Belgium side on loan.
Filip Jorgensen, 22, was brought in for £20.7m from Villarreal and looks set to stay as Chelsea's cup keeper this season.
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Jorgensen and Penders are touted as ones for the future and could play with a mix of fresh and current talent in defence.
Renato Veiga, who can operate at left-back, centre-half or midfield, penned a seven-year deal in the summer after leaving Basel.
Right-back Malo Gusto has started this season as Enzo Maresca's right-back in the absence of Reece James and is contracted to 2030.
Chelsea also beat Manchester United to the signing of £14m centre-back Aaron Anselmino, who has since gone back out on loan to Boca Juniors.
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And he could be a future defensive partner of Benoit Badiashile, 23, who is tied down to 2030.
In midfield, Chelsea twice broke the Premier League transfer record for Enzo Fernandez and then Moises Caicedo, costing over £200m together.
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Fernandez, 23, is contracted to 2032 while Caicedo, 22, is tied down to 2031 and even has the option to extend that another year.
The form of Cole Palmer, 22, saw the Blues brass act quickly by handing him a new extension to 2033.
Going forward, the club have planned for the future with Estevao Willian, just 17, signed for £47m with a contract running to 2033.
They also paid around £17m for 17-year-old Kendry Paez, who can join Chelsea next year from Ecuadorian Serie A club Independiente del Valle.
Other notable names on big contracts include Mykhailo Mudryk, 23, Joao Felix, 24, and Pedro Neto, 24, who have deals running till 2031.
Noni Madueke, 22, and summer signing Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, 25, also have deal expiring in 2030.
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Jadon Sancho, 24, could well join the pack after he arrived on loan from United with the option to make it permanent next summer.
Chelsea are a circus - it will be TERRIBLE for football if they win anything, says Troy Deeney
CHELSEA are a circus — aren’t they?, writes Troy Deeney.
But the bigger concern should be if somehow, some way, Todd Boehly’s insane master-plan brings about success this season.
Finish in the top four. Win a trophy like the FA Cup.
He will then turn around and say: “See, it works” and all of a sudden, other clubs will begin considering copying this mad model to try and compete in the Premier League.
Before you know it, there will be a bigger divide between the top clubs and the rest and this country’s top flight will become something we have been fighting against — a Super League.
The smaller sides and promoted teams will be wiped out by the elite and will end up saying, ‘What’s the point?’
Football as we know it will change, and there will be no going back.
As a neutral, you don’t want to wish failure on a club or a regime, but it’s depressing to think about.
We should almost be looking at it in amazement — the owners have come in with this model and they’ve treated it as if they are buying stocks and shares, not players or human beings.
Boehly has wiped away any sense of sentiment or old-school values from that club and the worrying thing is that he doesn’t seem to care.
Does he even like football?
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