Chelsea achieved gold sale flop Lampard who was ‘one of the best players in the world’

Since Todd Buhle and Clearlake Capital have taken over ChelseaMuch has been made of their spending, with many critics speaking of “1.2 billion spent‘, criticizing the Blues’ transfer model which has undergone a rebranding since new ownership took over.

However, they also sold many players, bringing in a huge amount of income from player sales. In fact, two of its summer windows (2023/24 and 2024/25) since the new owners took over have been ranked in the top ten for “The largest revenues from player sales in a single transfer period for English clubs“.

According to the Transfermarkt website€271.30m (£224.1m) is the fee Chelsea reclaimed from player sales in the 2023/24 summer window, with plenty of big names leaving the club so the Blues can begin the rebuilding process, replacing them with young talent from around the world. the world.

Chelsea summer window 2023/24

Blues It spent about 383 million pounds sterling In the 2023/24 summer window, he brought 12 new players to the club, including Moises Caicedo, Romeo Lavia, Cole Palmer and Nicholas Jackson. Naturally, spending that amount of money in a single transfer window attracted a lot of attention, especially £115 million for Caicedo dealjoining from Brighton.

However, the reason they were able to spend such a large amount of money was due to fees recovered from player sales, with 14 players leaving permanently, and four leaving the club on loan (with a small fee).

One of the biggest and most surprising signings given the context of his previous Chelsea career was Mason Mount, who joined Manchester United for one year. The fee is around £55 million. English midfielder He played 195 matches with the BluesHe scored 33 goals, provided 35 assists, and totaled 13,959 minutes played.

Mount was voted Chelsea’s Player of the Year for two consecutive seasons (2020/21 and 2021/22), won the Champions League with the club in 2020/21 (providing the winning assist), won the Club World Cup (2022), and won the UEFA Super Cup (21/22).

Some other Chelsea academy graduates have been sold in this window, with Callum Hudson-Odoi (who He participated in 126 matches with Chelsea) and Ruben Loftus-Cheek (from He participated in 155 matches with Chelsea) are sold in this window for relatively low fees.

But the biggest departure of the 2023/24 summer window wasn’t any of those names, instead it was a player who returned in the 2020/21 season for around £66m, and who scored one of the most important goals in the club’s history.

Kai Havertz’s time at Chelsea

Kai Havertz She joined the Blues in 2020, with Marina Granovskaia stating:Kai is one of the best players of his time in world football“At the time, excitement was high for the 21-year-old, with many expecting the German to play as an attacking midfielder, getting inside the box to score goals and provide creativity around the box.

“Kai is one of the best players of his time in world football, so we are very pleased that his future lies at Chelsea. He has proven his pedigree in one of the best leagues in Europe, plays for the German national team and is an exciting and dynamic talent, and we are delighted to be able to add to his versatility.” “And his quality to the team before the season starts.”

Instead of playing in midfield, Havertz played most of his time as a centre-forward at Chelsea, Featuring 70 times in advance53 times as an attacking midfielder, ten times as a right winger, and once as a left winger. In his country 139 matches with the LondonersThe German scored 32 goals and provided 12 assists.

One of those 32 goals was one of Chelsea’s biggest ever, securing a 1-0 victory over Manchester City in the 2020/21 Champions League final to secure a second Champions League title, the first dating back to the 2011/12 season.

However, the German has not trained with the Blues, not scoring enough to maintain ninth place for years to come, but also not doing enough to play as one of the creators behind the striker.

This led to him being sold in 2023, joining Arsenal for A The fee is around £65 millionWhile Chelsea continued to secure the signing of the new striker, Nicholas Jackson, In a deal worth 32 million pounds sterling.

Comparison between Kai Havertz and Nicholas Jackson

Since Jackson joined in the 2023/24 summer transfer window, he has done just that He played 60 matches with the BluesHe scored 26 goals, provided nine assists, and totaled 4,755 minutes played. Enzo Maresca has made it clear that the striker is a key figure in his team, both in his work on and off the ball.

So far this season, the 23-year-old striker has done just that He played 16 matchesHe has already scored nine goals (all in the Premier League), while also providing three assists. By comparison, Havertz did it He has played in 23 matches so far this seasonHe scored ten goals (five in the Premier League) and provided two assists.

Jackson outperforms Havertz in seven out of the 11 metrics analysed, creating more for his team in terms of assists and shot creation actions, having a better conversion rate and shot volume, and of course scoring goals more frequently.

The one area where Havertz excels is in flight, where he has won 3.10 aerial duels, using his 6ft 4in frame to bully defenders and allow Arsenal to play directly. This is something Chelsea are trying to address, by signing another striker alongside Jackson, in order to get a wider range of skills within their squad.

Chelsea struck gold by selling Havertz at the right time, however, recouping the money they paid for him in 2020, and reinvesting it in a new striker who has gone from strength to strength since joining.