With supporters being impatient for more summer signings it seems the Chelsea transfer committee won`t be forced, by other clubs, players or their agents into making panic buys. Not at this stage of proceedings anyway.
When Chelsea come calling for a player, across Europe, there would appear to a premium price to pay because it`s Chelsea. It`s why we get mentioned in so much transfer speculation.
Agents only have to mention Chelsea are interested and suddenly the players` price has gone up by £10 million. It`s almost Chelsea-ist.
The reason these deals then take so long is because the club are trying to reverse the way these rival clubs, or more especially the players` agents, see us.
Chelsea FC are no longer the cash-cow we were when Roman Abramovich first took over. During the Russian`s tenure as owner the transfer policy has changed from one where ridiculous money was spent on marquee signings, ie Shevchenko and Torres, to a more prudent approach that appears reluctant to spend much more than £35 million on any player.
Whilst, as supporters, we berate the club for their slow transfer activity and the media put the boot in claiming Antonio Conte is unhappy with the lack of new players. Really the transfer committee should be applauded for not making panic buys.
At Chelsea, player power is receding, and as a result, so is the influence agents have on those players. Not letting Nemanja Matic and Diego Costa dictate where they go in this current transfer window only strengthens that argument.
There`s still 6 weeks left to sort out the deals that we want, whether they are into the club or away from it. They will do what they feel is best for the club going forward and no amount of press speculation will change it.
For the record, this is just my opinion. Please feel free to comment in the box below.
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