The BBC break down hugely concerning £60m Chelsea situation that is poor look for the club | OneFootball

The BBC have broken down a hugely concerning £60m situation for Chelsea that is a very poor look on the club indeed.

The news comes off the back of Chelsea only managing to draw 2-2 at home with Ipswich Town on Sunday, a team who are destined to be in the Championship again next season.

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One BBC pundit has pinned the blame on the players for the draw on Sunday, saying that they have to take a long hard look at themselves after that poor performance.

And head coach Enzo Maresca has also picked out two of his players for making some mistakes in the game which he believes was not good enough and cost them.

Overall though it was so poor, and blame really must be shared between the head coach, the manager, and those who have built an unbalanced squad at Chelsea that severely lacks quality experience and balance.

Chelsea have been spending left, right, and centre on new talent but are currently still struggling in 6th place in the league. That’s really quite ludicrous. But with spending big comes spending big on agents as well, and Chelsea have now spent the most on agent fees within the Premier League for the last two years in a row.

BBC break it down

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The BBC report that the figures, which cover the period between 2 February 2024 and 3 February 2025, show Chelsea spent a little over £60m for agents to help facilitate transfers for the men’s team.

In the Women’s Super League, Chelsea were also the highest spenders on agents, paying £622,604 to intermediaries.

This is nearly triple the amount of the second-highest spenders, Manchester City – £288,628 – with the 12 WSL clubs paying a combined £2.1m to agents.

This means on the Women’s side as well, Chelsea were responsible for 28.6% of the division’s spending.

Not a good look at all.