Stories are circulating that Roman Abramovich will hand Jose Mourinho a £100m transfer kitty to rebuild Chelsea when he returns to Stamford Bridge this summer. if he makes the move back to the Blues this summer.
Atletico Madrid’s £50 million striker Radamel Falcao is top of Chelsea’s wish list – but the Stamford Bridge deals will not stop there.
Chelsea are reported to have already landed Bayern Leverkusen star Andre Schurrle for £20m and that the winger has already agreed to personal terms on a five year deal.
The issue for Chelsea and Mourinho is making sure that the club qualifies for Champions League football next year because they will need that revenue stream if they are to fall into line with the new Uefa Financial Fair Play regulations.
In order to make that work, expect so high wage earners like Fernando Torres and Frank Lampard leaves as Abramovich looks to keep the club’s wages from spiraling out of control.