Chelsea news: What can Blues spend in transfer windows this summer?

Chelsea’s ability to maintain their lavish outlay on players comes with an asterisk attached.

The Blues have already assembled a squad with a value heading north of £1.4bn and will welcome a host of new exciting talent when pre-season resumes in July, with Liam Delap set to join midfielders Kendry Paez and Dario Essugo, winger Estevao Willian, goalkeeper Mike Penders and defender Mamadou Sarr.

Sporting winger Geovany Quenda, 18, is already signed on for the following year.

But further bolstering their ranks may be determined by the Premier League’s response to the sale of their women’s team to parent company BlueCo for £198.7m – a process that put the wider business into profit.

“If this is accepted by the Premier League, then Chelsea would have significant spending flexibility and another £200m is a possibility,” said football finance expert Kieran Maguire.

“If it is excluded, then things will be far more challenging and they may have to sell before buying.”

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