“Plain ridiculous” – Chelsea’s €220m on average wingers while missing out on world class star | OneFootball

A journalist has pointed out Chelsea’s decision to pull out of a deal to sign Michael Olise has proved foolish.

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Michael Olise had another brilliant game in the Champions League last night as Bayern beat Real Madrid.

The Frenchman looks like one of the best players in the world, and is without doubt one of the best to watch.

It’s painful to think how close he was to being a Chelsea player – but the Blues withdrew from the deal in the summer of 2024 because they thought the finances were “out of reach,” according to David Ornstein.

In the end, he cost Bayern just €54m. He would be worth three times that now. Meanwhile, as journalist Pablo Espinosa San Mauro pointed out on Twitter, Chelsea spent €220m on Pedro Neto, Joao Felix, Jadon Sancho on loan, Alejandro Garnacho and Jamie Gittens.

Five wingers, not one of them fit to lace Olise’s boots. For four times the cost. It was penny-wise, pound-foolish.

Chelsea blew chance to sign true world class star

“This is the perfect example to show that Chelsea’s strategy, so focused on signing young players on low wages, is plain ridiculous,” San Mauro writes.

Of course it’s a little more complicated than that – but you won’t find many who disagree. It’s also not hindsight – just go back and look at the reactions online to Chelsea pulling out of the Olise deal.

In other news…

Alejandro Garnacho is being linked with a loan move to River Plate, which says a lot about how his Chelsea spell is going.

Estevao has worked his way above Garnacho in the pecking order despite his age, and that’s not a good sign for the Argentine.

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