Ranking Every Chelsea Signing Under Todd Boehly
From the unneeded to the generational, if you've kicked a ball in the last three years, Chelsea have probably called you.
Since Boehly took over the club in May 2022, The Blues have spent over £1.5 billion. While this money has certainly improved the squad, the overall value for money has probably not equated just yet.
A lesser repeated stat, however, is the fact that Chelsea have had more permanent outgoings than incomings since Boehly's takeover, with 57 players leaving The Blues on a permanent basis since the summer transfer window of 2022.
Whilst a significant amount of 'deadwood' has been shifted, Chelsea still have the joint third highest number of players in their official squad with 31, so I don't think we've seen the last of Chelsea's mass clearances.
As a Chelsea fan, I wasn't sure, and in many ways still aren't sure, what to think about Boehly's transfer tactics so far. Sure, he's spending money, but is he spending it properly? Does he have a vision for the future? Or is he just throwing it all at the wall to see what sticks? Only time will tell.
Today, I'll be ranking all 51 permanent signings Chelsea have made under Todd Boehly.
Strap yourselves in.
51, 50, 49 - Emmanuel Emegha, Denner, Geovany Quenda
A technicality to get us started.
Emmanuel Omega, Denner and Geovany Quenda are all players who have signed pre-contracts for the 2026/27 season. Therefore, to rank them alongside players who have been here for at least a year, in my opinion, would be a bit harsh.
I haven't seen much of Denner, but from what I've seen of Omega and Quenda, I'm impressed.
Quenda cost Chelsea a pretty penny, mind. €50.8 million for an 18-year-old playing in the Portuguese league is a lot of money, regardless of the recent football market inflation.
However, their future looks bright. Providing we don't loan them all to Strasbourg for two years and then sell them on.
48 - Ângelo Gabriel (€15 million)
I feel bad putting Ângelo this far down, as the lad's only young. But I can't exactly judge him on performance, as he didn't play a competitive minute.
He unfortunately falls into the 'unneeded signing' category.
At least we made profit on him, I suppose.
47 - Mathis Amougou (€15 million)
Chelsea only signed Amougou last season, yet the French midfielder has already left permanently to join, you guessed it, Strasbourg.
We signed Amougou on an eight-year deal, by the way. Eight years, just to be sold within a season.
He was only in the match day squad on five occasions and made a measly two appearances for us, playing seven minutes in a 4-0 win over Southampton and fifteen minutes in a 3-0 win over Legia Warsaw.
There was a decent amount of hype around him too. Shame.
46 - Diego Moreira (Free Transfer)
I was quite excited when we signed Moreira from Benfica B in the summer of 2023. The Belgian seemed like he could play anywhere on the left side and had the attributes to be, at least, a good squad player. On a free too, steal!
Moreira played most of his Chelsea career in the reserves and junior sides, making a singular senior appearance in the League Cup.
You already know who we ended up selling him to; I'm not repeating myself again.
The only reason he's this high up is due to us receiving €8.5 million upon his departure.
45 - Gabriel Slonina (€8.5 million)
The first inclusion to still be on Chelsea's books!
We signed Slonina in the summer of 2022 from Chicago Fire. The American was then loaned back to The Fire for the remainder of the season.
The next two seasons saw two more loans for the shot-stopper, Eupen in Belgium and Barnsley in League One.
Slonina is yet to make a senior appearance for Chelsea, but is only 21, so has his whole career ahead of him. Who knows, he may impress on loan and find himself in the squad. It's not exactly like we have a stable goalkeeping situation.
44 - Deivid Washington (€16 million)
Like Ângelo Gabriel, Chelsea signed Washington from Brazilian side Santos after he scored two goals in sixteen games for them.
€16 million for a player with that goal-to-game ratio is a lot of money. It almost felt like an unneeded signing before he'd kicked a ball.
We've loaned him back to Santos this year, where he's since made twenty appearances and scored once.
I just can't see him getting in the team.
43 - Caleb Wiley (€10.1 million)
We signed the American left back before the start of last season when he was only eighteen. No prizes for guessing who we loaned him to for that season.
He's not played a minute for Chelsea but he's still on our books and is currently on loan at Championship side Watford.
If three first team fullbacks sustain an injury, then maybe he'll find game time in later seasons. Who knows? But for now, he's 43rd. Sorry Caleb.
42 - David Datro Fofana (€12 million)
Another Striker still on our books. Fofana was signed from Molde after he scored 24 goals in 65 appearances for the Norwegian side.
He joined us in a season where we finished 12th overall. Yet the Ivorian wasn't able to work his way into the team, playing only four times and scoring none.
That season was the only campaign Fofana made any appearances for the first team, as for the next three and a half seasons, he was loaned out.
Fofana was shipped to four different clubs on loan, making an accumulative 43 appearances and scoring eleven goals.
I imagine he'll be sold soon.
41 - Omari Kellyman (€22.5 million)
€22.5 million is a lot for an eighteen-year-old with six senior appearances. But that's what Chelsea paid for Omari Kellyman.
The English attacking midfielder is still yet to make a senior appearance for Chelsea and is currently on Loan at Cardiff City.
He may impress at The Bluebirds, but there's such a plethora of attacking talent at Chelsea; therefore, I can't see him getting any serious minutes.
Another player I imagine we'll sell soon.
40 - Cesare Casadei (€14.9 million)
Coming from Inter Milan's academy, Casadei naturally joined Chelsea with a lot of hype. The midfielder has made the most appearances so far in this list, making seventeen senior appearances for The Blues over three seasons.
The general consensus surrounding the Italian was that he clearly had a bit but wasn't quite ready to be a regular first-team player.
Two successful loans with Reading in 22/23 and Leicester in 23/24 made Chelsea fans think that he may have a future at the club.
But no. Sold to Torino in the summer of 2024 for a €1.9 million loss.
Another shame, all things considered.
39 - Mykhailo Mudryk (€70 million)
Mykhailo Mudryk. Bloody hell, where to start?
Well, we can start with the fact that the €70 million price tag was only the initial price. The full package rose to around €100 million.
His debut against Liverpool showed so much promise. We all thought we'd secured the signature of a generational player, but no.
Mudryk made 70 appearances for Chelsea, scoring ten times and assisting eleven times.
Inconsistency was the keyword. He showed moments of brilliance, such as his goals against Newcastle and Fulham in 2024 but he just didn't really do enough, especially for that price tag.
But above it all, the fans backed him. There was almost such a desperation for the Ukrainian to come good that some Chelsea fans convinced themselves that he was a great player.
Well, it looks like we won't get to see if he comes good or not, as on the 18th of June, Mudryk was charged by the FA for violating anti-doping rules and is currently banned, for what looks like at least four years.
The Ukrainian now apparently wants to drop football altogether and take up Olympic sprinting.
Brilliant.
38 - Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (€12 million)
The last signing of the Thomas Tuchel era!
There's no argument that Aubameyang has had a great career and is still a great player. But he just wasn't great for Chelsea, was he?
I was confused when we signed him but found reassurance through the fact that he had worked with Tuchel before at Dortmund.
I then lost said reassurance when Tuchel was sacked the day after we signed the Gabonese striker.
Aubameyang only played one season at Stamford Bridge, scoring three times in 21 appearances.
Unneeded, uninspiring and largely unused.
37 - Lesley Ugochukwu (€27 million)
Ugochukwu made fifteen appearances for Chelsea that season, which were mostly cameos off the bench.
I did like what I saw when Ugochukwu played, he was good with the ball at his feet, physically strong and a competent passer. However, my thoughts before he had played a minute was that he was going to be a squad player.
Therefore, I was happy to hear the news that Lesley was going to join fellow Premier League side Southampton for the 2024/25 season. My thoughts were that the lad would surely now get some minutes and come back a better player.
And that's what he did, the midfielder played 31 times for The Saints that season and seemingly grew in both confidence and ability.
Coming back to Chelsea, it looked like Lesley was ready to really push for some serious first-team minutes.
But those minutes, he did not get, as this summer he was sold to Burnley for a €1.7 million profit.
36 - Kalidou Koulibaly (€41.9 million)
Koulibaly was a statement signing and served as a replacement for fan favourite Antonio Rudiger. The defender seemingly had all the attributes to be a success in the Premier League.
There was, however, an issue for Koulibaly at Chelsea. The Chelsea backline played higher up the pitch than he was used to with Napoli, which was something the then 31-year-old just could not deal with. The constant tracking back and man-marking was an aspect of the game Koulibaly was not used to.
He looked constantly tired, sluggish and made consistent errors. He played a singular season for The Blues, making 32 appearances in a campaign where we went trophy-less and finished 12th. He was then sold to Al-Hilal for an €18.9 million loss.
He's a great player, but ultimately, the intensity of Chelsea's style of play and the Premier League was too much for him.
Big letdown.
35 - João Felix (€52 million)
Felix first came to The Blues on loan in the January 2023 transfer window. The Portuguese forward impressed in the few months he was contracted with Chelsea and was often the shining light in a season so dark for us.
Felix's loan was only until the end of that season, but his performances left a lot of Blues fans wanting more, with calls for us to sign the 23-year-old permanently.
Felix didn't sign for us after his loan but expressed the pride he had felt when representing the badge and desire to one day return.
Well, that day came in the summer of 2024, as after a loan spell with Barcelona, Chelsea signed the forward from Atlético Madrid permanently on a six-year deal.
The announcement was centred around Felix being 'home' and that Chelsea was the only place he wanted to be, so there was reason to assume he was going to be utilised as one of our main players.
So you can imagine the surprise when Felix only made three league starts that season against Ipswich, Southampton and Leicester, only playing a combined 363 minutes of league football. The majority of Felix's minutes that season came in the UEFA Conference League, where he made five appearances and grabbed himself four goals.
Due to a lack of seemingly promised playing time, Felix departed for AC Milan on loan in the January transfer window of 2025, where he made 21 appearances and scored three goals.
Then, after all that fanfare about him being back 'home', Felix was sold to Al-Nassr for €30 million.
I feel bad for Felix. I do honestly think that he was promised more game time than he was given. Being reduced from a superstar to a squad player mustn't have been nice.
It's another situation of the board getting a little bit overexcited and trigger-happy. They knew he was liked, so brought him back instead of assessing whether we actually needed him.
34 - Renato Veiga (€14 million)
Renato Veiga was purchased from Swiss giants Basel in the summer of 2024. The Portuguese defender joined us as a twenty-year-old and was touted as an agile, powerful, versatile defender who could play as a centre half, fullback or a defensive midfielder.
He seemed to be the perfect squad player who, with filtered game time, could sprout into a starter in the next few years.
Veigas's Premier League minutes were limited but he was impressive when he cameo'd. The bulk of his playing time came in our cup campaigns. Most notably, the UEFA Conference League, where he played every minute of the group stage, grabbing himself two goals and an assist, whilst often looking like one of our better players.
Come January, however, Veiga and the Chelsea board had hit a crossroad. The Portuguese youngster wanted more first-team minutes but Chelsea did not want to sell him.
So the mutual solution was that Veiga could leave on loan. And that's just what he did, joining Italian giants Juventus, four days before the transfer window closed on a six-month loan.
Veiga made fifteen overall appearances for The Old Lady, playing the full 90 minutes in eleven of his thirteen Serie A appearances.
I was in favour of Veiga going out on loan, especially to a big side like Juventus. I was even happier when I saw he was both playing well and getting minutes. My thoughts were that he'd come back to Stamford Bridge and make a real push for the first team the following season.
But no, we sold him to Villarreal for €24.5 million that summer.
Another player I was very much a fan of, at least we made profit on him.
33 - Axel Disasi (€45 million)
Disasi's time at Chelsea hasn't been pretty. We signed the 6'3 centre back from Monaco in the summer of 2024 for a bit of a premium. That being said, Disasi did join The Blues with almost 200 senior top division appearances.
The Frenchman started adequately, playing 90 minutes and scoring a goal in the opening fixture against Liverpool. But in the games that followed, Disasi couldn't find form, let alone a consistent run of it.
Misplaced passes, a struggle to keep up with opposition attackers and the turning circle of a tractor with a punctured tyre. But above all else, Disasi just couldn't deal with pressure, any form of pressure and he'd fold like a bad hand in poker.
I remember being in the stadium when he scored an own goal against Leicester in the quarter-final of the FA Cup. Patson Daka applied manageable pressure in the form of a charge down from a throw-in, Disasi had pass options from both Sanchez and Chalobah but chose to not look up but instead hoof the ball back to the goalkeeper, who had come out as a pass option. The ball ended up in the back of the net and Leicester were back in the game out of absolutely nothing.
These freak accidents happen to the best of defenders and they shouldn't define a player. However, decisions like this weren't a rarity in Disasi's game.
He was sent out on loan to Aston Villa for half of last season but only made ten appearances.
He's still on Chelsea's books but, along with a player I will discuss later, has been totally exiled from the squad. With manager, Enzo Maresca, publicly stating that he won't play again.
Axel Disaster. Suppose we'll always have that performance at the Etihad.
This man captained the team in a European tournament, by the way. Good grief.
32 - Wesley Fofana (€80.4 million)
This seems harsh because he's a great player. But he's just never fit, is he? Signed for €80.4 million and he's only played 38 times in four seasons due to multiple knocks.
Availability is an ability in the modern game and if you can't play, you can't be considered a good player.
There's not really much to say about his time at Chelsea. When he has played, he's played well but his performances easily fade from memory because they seem to happen once in a blue moon.
He's only 24, so if he suddenly wakes up not made of glass, then he might have a Chelsea career ahead of him, but I have my doubts.
31 - Mamadou Sarr (€14 million)
Mamadou Sarr was a recent summer procurement from frequent business partner Strasbourg. The then-teenage signed on an eight-year deal following a season where he made 27 Ligue 1 appearances.
Sarr was signed just before The Club World Cup, where the summer transfer window was temporarily closed. Therefore, was part of the squad who travelled to America and subsequently became world champions. Sarr made his only Chelsea appearance in the tournament, playing eight minutes in a group stage game against Espérance.
Following the return to London, Sarr was loaned back to his previous side Strasbourg and has since made nine appearances, captaining the side five times.
I'm not going to pretend I know a lot about Sarr or his play style. He does seem to be impressing in France, however. The fact that he has already captained the side at twenty additionally should count for something.
It's another one where the long-term plan seems slightly cloudy, will he ever get another game? Or will he be subjected to the ever-turning Chelsea loan lumber mill?
Chelsea currently have eight other CBs on their books, so to get a consistent run in the team will be hard for anyone in that position unless they're an €80 million statement.
But for now, Sarr's another player we just have to wait and see on.
30 - Aarón Anselmino (€16.5 million)
€16.5 million for a centre back who has ten appearances in the Primera Division is a decent amount of money. But at the time, Anselmino was attracting some big names, with AC Milan and Manchester United reportedly keeping a watchful eye over the young centre back.
Anselmino is an Argentinian youngster who is seen as one of the nation's top prospects. His press-resistant and physical style of play, married with his distribution ability, seemingly make him the perfect modern centre half.
We signed Anselmino from Boca Juniors in the summer of last year, before he was then loaned back to them for half the season.
The youngster has so far only made a single appearance for the first team, which came in the form of a two-minute cameo against Benfica in The Club World Cup round of 16.
Anselmino is currently on loan at Borussia Dortmund, where he has unfortunately been plagued with a muscular issue that has restricted his appearances to only one.
Hopefully, he recovers quickly and gets some more European experience, as I do feel, if nurtured, he could break into the first team.
Again, we're just going to have to wait and see. But I could see big things for the lad.
29 - Mike Penders (€20 million)
We signed Penders from Genk last season after he had made 25 appearances as the Belgian side's first-choice keeper.
The lad is currently on loan at Strasbourg, where he has made twelve appearances in all competitions, keeping four clean sheets.
Standing at 6'7, Penders naturally has a commanding presence in the box. But the youngster also seems to have two of the key attributes needed from a modern keeper, excellent reflexes and distribution ability.
If Penders continues his impressive season in France, there's no reason that he shouldn't be given a fair chance in the first team next season.
This ranking is a bit premature but for what could come of him, he's getting 29th.
28 - Kendry Páez (€10 million)
Páez is an eighteen-year-old Ecuadorian winger who officially signed for The Blues this summer. The youngster joined after making 70 appearances for Independiente del Valle in his home country.
Despite joining this summer, Paéz was actually signed on a pre-contract when he was only sixteen.
He's yet to make an appearance for us, as he was loaned to Strasbourg thirty days after he officially signed.
Páez joins the ranks at Chelsea as a player who has a lot of hype surrounding him in South America. The tricky winger holds the title of being both the youngest player and scorer in the Ecuadorian top flight's history, in addition to being the youngest South American to score in a World Cup qualifier when he scored against Bolivia in 2023.
The hype has begun to slightly quieten down as he's adapting himself to the European game in Strasbourg. But he's made a promising start, having been awarded Ligue 1's Young Player of the Month award for September.
There are a plethora of talented players in his position at Chelsea but if he continues to perform well on loan, I could see him playing a role in our team either next season or the season following.
27 - Raheem Sterling (€56.2 million)
However, something I've learnt in football is that if Pep Guardiola sells a player, it's for good reason.
Sterling spent seven seasons with Manchester City between 2015 and 2022. In terms of output, his most successful period as a Cityzen was the three seasons between 2017 and 2020, where he achieved a G/A tally of 119 in 149 appearances.
In Sterling's last two seasons with City, by his own high standards, his form dipped. As over the course of the 2020/21 and 2021/22 seasons, he achieved an accumulative 52 G/A in 96 appearances.
That is still a good return, but if you're a manager, it's a noticeable drop off. So as he often does, Pep cashed in before Sterling started to officially plateau, making Chelsea fans think they'd got one of the best wingers in Europe.
It's also worth noting that this was the first senior signing of the Boehly era and I imagine the American Businessman wanted to go big. Therefore, season-by-season form comparison was probably not a major criterion in the decision-making process for this signing. The board probably assessed a problem area for Chelsea and chose to fix said problem area with a big name.
Sterling's first season at Stamford Bridge wasn't a complete failure, but it certainly wasn't electric. 38 appearances, nine goals and four assists, the first time the forward hadn't had a goal tally in the double figures since the 2012/13 season.
I don't want to blame Sterling's metrics solely on him, as he did have a recurring hamstring knock midseason and was surrounded by players who were often playing like they'd started kicking a ball that day. But it's not like he didn't miss his share of chances.
The 2023/24 season, in terms of both minutes and metrics, was more positive. Sterling only missed seven league games and a single cup game for a total of 43 appearances, managing ten goals and eleven assists.
But there were still issues. Sterling's biggest criticisms that season often surrounded his attitude and/or his selfish style of play. It looked like Sterling wanted to be the main man and if he couldn't be, he'd start to get frustrated.
Nothing encapsulated these criticisms more than his botched 3-on-1 against Wolves at the Molineux. After some great defensive work-rate, he managed to steal the ball and create a 3-on-1 situation against a lost Jose Sá. All Sterling had to do was shift the ball over to either Jackson or Palmer, who were queuing up for a tap-in. Instead, Sterling decided to strike the ball directly at the Wolves keeper, squandering the chance. If converted, Chelsea would've been 1-0 up in a game we went on to lose.
Fast forward to the present day and after a failed loan move to Arsenal last season, Sterling finds himself publicly ostracised from the squad.
Flashes of brilliance here and there but retrospectively doomed from the start.
26 - Filip Jörgensen (€24.5 million)
Since joining Chelsea, Jörgensen has made a total of 26 appearances and kept ten clean sheets.
At first glance, those numbers are relatively healthy. But as he's only ever been utilised as our back-up keeper, his appearances have naturally come against weaker sides, with nine of his ten clean sheets coming in cup fixtures.
There are valid criticisms of Jörgensen's overall game, such as his distribution and aerial issues. But overall, I think he's a good backup.
Unless he drastically improves, he'll never be our Number 1, but as far as I'm concerned, he can stay.
He did play a full 90 in a successful European final for us, so he gets points for that.
25 - Carney Chukwuemeka (€18 million)
We signed highly touted Aston Villa academy graduate Carney Chukwuemeka in the summer of 2022.
As is the theme, Chelsea paid something of a premium for a teenager with sixteen senior appearances. His first season minutes were limited, only making fourteen league appearances, with three of those appearances being starts.
Chukwuemeka did make the most of his 362 senior minutes that season, proving that he did have the potential to be an important player for Chelsea in the years incoming.
But unfortunately, the 2023/24 season was a campaign plagued by injury for Chukwuemeka. The midfielder suffered from both a long-term knee injury and recurring ankle injury that limited his season appearances to only twelve.
Again, when injury-free, Chukwuemeka impressed with his close control, ball playing and ball-carrying ability. So again, the youngster's future with Chelsea still looked somewhat intact.
Enzo Maresca, however, had other ideas. As Chukwuemeka only made five appearances that season, four in the UEFA Conference League and one in the League Cup, before being loaned out to Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund in the January transfer window.
Dortmund then made the loan signing permanent last summer, paying €20 million for his services.
A player whom I both enjoyed watching and had high hopes for. Shame Maresca didn't have the same admiration. I wish him all the best in Germany and beyond.
24 - Benoît Badiashile (€38 million)
Alike to Disasi, Badiashile is a French centre back that Chelsea signed from Monaco and like Disasi, Badiashile hasn't exactly been pulling up trees during his time in West London. Even though he'd probably be strong enough to do so.
Badiashile joined Chelsea in January of 2023 with over 130 senior first division appearances to his name despite being only 21.
Badiashile's start to life as a Blue was relatively successful. At a time when all Chelsea seemed to do was ship goals, Badiashile stepped into the defence and in his first three appearances kept clean sheets against Crystal Palace, Liverpool and Fulham.
The rest of the season played out ok for the Frenchman. The 22/23 Chelsea team were prone to a multitude of defensive errors. So when he did make an error, there was almost a scapegoat that the team he was playing in at the time wasn't great either. But there were flashes of brilliance, enough for the rhetoric around the centre back to be that; he has time to develop and will only get better.
The season that followed, however, was not as successful. Badiashile missed the opening eight league games of the 23/24 season due to a groin injury/fitness issues and didn't make an appearance until November.
When he did return, he did not appear the same player. A dip in passing ability, a lack of composure and overall sluggish play were all evidence that his time on the sidelines had stunted his development and confidence.
Badiashile's injury woes, married with his underwhelming cameos, resulted in the defender only appearing in 22 of Chelsea's 51 appearances that season.
Last season was even worse for Badiashile as he only made five league appearances and an accumulative 22 out of the 63 competitive games Chelsea played.
Badiashile's time at Chelsea hasn't been bad per se, but it's definitely been somewhat underwhelming. I do wonder how different it could've been if he hadn't picked up two pretty detrimental hamstring and groin injuries.
There was talk of Badiashile leaving in the summer but nothing materialised, so he's still at the club. He hasn't been ostracised like Disasi but was hit with another injury during the Club World Cup this summer, so has made only three appearances thus far this season.
I do think that Badiashile is a decent squad player, but you can't be a good squad player if you're not regularly available, so if he gets what looks like another persistent injury, we should probably attempt to cash in.
23 - Marc Guiu (€6 million)
For a squad player, Guiu had an impressive first season with comparisons to the great Diego Costa floating around whenever he played, due to his physical prowess and aggressive nature.
The bulk of Guiu's minutes last season came in the prior stages of the UEFA Conference League, playing 286 out of his 619 minutes in the competition. His league appearances were very sporadic, only playing a total of 70 minutes over three games.
Unfortunately, in February, Guiu sustained a hamstring injury that kept him out of action until the last few games of the campaign. He managed to play the final three minutes of the UEFA Conference League final, winning himself his first-ever senior trophy.
Guiu was sent out on loan to fellow Premier League side Sunderland at the start of this season. A good move for him, all things considered, get himself some first-team minutes in a team where there's not as much pressure.
However, Guiu's time with The Black Cats didn't go how he or either club would've wanted it to go. Due to Nicolas Jackson's loan departure to Bayern Munich and Liam Delap's injury, Chelsea found themselves without a real second-choice 9 option, so after 103 minutes and a single goal, Guiu was recalled. Since returning to The Bridge, Guiu has made seven appearances and bagged himself two goals.
Guiu is up this high as he's impressed when he's played and I genuinely think he's a great footballer, I just worry about his Chelsea future.
If he gets a consistent run of games, I do believe he'll hit form.
We'll see.
22 - Jamie Gittens (€56 million)
Chelsea signed Gittens from Borussia Dortmund this summer. This is not the tricky winger's first time in West London, as the 21-year-old spent a portion of his youth career at Cobham.
Much like previous Boehly signings, the lad joined having played a significant amount of games for his age, with 107 senior appearances for Dortmund to his name, in which he scored seventeen and assisted fourteen goals.
Gittens has been placed straight in and around the first team and has so far featured in ten out of Chelsea's thirteen games this season.
It hasn't exactly been a smooth transition for the young winger as he has largely failed to make a significant impact as of yet.
There are definitely elements of his game that he'll need to improve if he wants to make it at Chelsea, with his decision-making in the final third being a rather glaring issue.
Much like centre back, the wing position is a role oversubscribed at Chelsea, meaning there is no real teething period for wingers. It's seemingly hit the ground running or die.
I do think Gittens is a great player and that he will adapt and improve over time. I'm just not sure Chelsea will afford him that time.
21 - Alejandro Garnacho (€46.2 million)
A recent and controversial signing, this one.
Garnacho's a good player and at 21 has the time and potential to get better. The Argentinian made 144 senior appearances for Manchester United, scoring 26 goals and assisting 22 times.
He's a player who splits opinions, with the news of his transfer seemingly dividing the Chelsea fanbase down the middle. Some were excited and felt that in a better side, he would thrive, while others claimed that his big ego and lack of product did not warrant his transfer fee.
In my opinion, Garnacho has some valid criticisms; he refuses to track back, has a huge ego and has questionable decision-making in the final third.
He's proved these issues in the seven games he's played for Chelsea already. Brentford's last-minute equaliser was down to his inability to partake in defensive duties and he squandered a one-on-one chance against Liverpool when he decided to try and square it to nobody.
That being said, he's shown flashes of positive play. He's quick, good with his feet and can drag defenders around.
All in all, this is another verdict we're going to have to wait on. But in an ideal world, I could see him being a useful squad player. I just don't think he has the ego to be a long-term squad player.
20 - Dário Essugo (€22.2 million)
Another recent summer procurement.
Essugo moved to West London from Portuguese champions Sporting Lisbon. The young defensive midfielder signed for Sporting's academy when he was only nine but despite his longevity in the Portuguese capital, he only made twelve league appearances for the first team.
The vast majority of Essugo's senior minutes came through his loans at fellow Portuguese side Chaves and Spanish outfit Las Palmas in 2023/24 and 2024/25, respectively.
His stint with Las Palmas served as his announcement to the world as a top youth prospect. Las Palmas themselves had a poor season, finishing penultimate from bottom of La Liga and dropping down to the second tier. However, Essugo was the rose that grew from concrete.
Only nine Las Palmas players had more minutes throughout the season than Essugo's 1952, as the Portuguese starlet led the team in tackle success with 76.3% and interceptions with 42.
Like Sarr and Anselmino, Essugo was signed before the transfer window closed to allow for The Club World Cup, so made his first Chelsea appearances in the competition, playing 38 minutes over three games.
Chelsea already have a marquee defensive midfielder in Moisés Caicedo, meaning Essugo's role will likely be playing as a backup. But there is a fair chance that the young man will get minutes this season, as Caicedo has a history of persistent knocks.
Unfortunately, whilst on international duty in September, Essugo sustained a thigh injury that will seemingly keep him out until late December. However, upon his return, I'm expecting regular backup and cup game minutes for the youngster.
I'm keen to see him prove himself.
19 - Noni Madueke (€35 million)
A polarising player for Chelsea fans.
Personally, I quite liked Madueke. I felt he was a useful player who had the ability to completely change a game.
However, I don't think he was ever good enough to be our long-term winger.
92 appearances, twenty goals, nine assists. Not a bad return. But if we break down his G/A, it paints a rather scathing picture:
5 G/A against teams in the UEFA Conference League.
3 G/A against lower league teams in the FA and Carabao cup.
5 G/A in the league against teams that went on to get relegated.
He missed a fair few chances too, both for goals and assists. His decision-making often let him down. Pair that with his ego and it didn't always make for great viewing.
He's another example of a player touted for stardom from a young age, letting his ego get the better of him. A similar situation to what we've seen with Jadon Sancho.
He's a good player. But he is not as good as he thinks he is.
Sorry Noni.
18 - Roméo Lavia (€62.1 million)
Roméo Lavia signed for Chelsea in the summer of 2023 off the back of an impressive season for Southampton.
Lavia signed as a nineteen-year-old and joined with a reputation of being one of the brightest midfield talents in Europe.
Unfortunately, before he was able to kick a ball for Chelsea competitively, Lavia sustained an ankle injury in a pre-season training session.
Lavia had to wait until the 27th of December to make his debut, playing the last 32 minutes of a 2-1 home win against Crystal Palace.
Lavia looked sharp as he played as part of a pivot with Caicedo. His close control and defensive awareness played a major role in Chelsea scoring an 89th-minute winner. Lavia was up and running and the fans were finally able to see a glimpse of the highly rated midfielder they paid a premium for.
But this was the only glimpse of Lavia we were able to see that season as he sustained a hamstring injury seconds before the game concluded, which would see him sidelined for the foreseeable.
One appearance in his debut season. 32 minutes.
Unfortunately, Lavia was still haunted by injuries the following season. But in fairness, he played more games, making 22 appearances for a combined 1069 minutes.
It's more minutes in the tank, which is positive of course, but it's still not enough.
He's a fantastic player and arguably one of the most technically gifted players at the club. But he's missed 77 games to injury in only two seasons.
As I've said before, availability is an ability. To be considered a good player, you need a healthy string of games.
He's currently in his third season with us and I have a feeling it may be his last chance. If he doesn't play consistent football this season, it might be time to go. Which is unfortunate, as he's an unbelievable player.
17 - Djordje Petrović (€16 million)
6'4 Serbian keeper Petrović was signed in the summer of 2023 from MLS side New England Revolution. The then 23-year-old joined Chelsea with over 130 senior appearances to his name.
Chelsea had signed Robert Sanchez three weeks prior to the arrival of Petrović, meaning it was understood that the Serbian would play second fiddle to his Spanish peer.
However, a knee injury to Sanchez against Everton in December meant that Petrović played a much bigger role in the 2023/24 season than expected.
The young shot stopper became Chelsea's makeshift Number 1, playing the remainder of Chelsea's League games, making more appearances overall than Chelsea's contractual Number 1, Sanchez.
22 full league appearances, three clean sheets and 39 goals conceded. That record doesn't sound great but this was for a Chelsea side that had already conceded 25 goals and only kept three clean sheets in the first sixteen games before he stepped in.
Before the injury, Sanchez wasn't exactly pulling up trees, so anything Petrović did seemed like an improvement. He was never going to come in and instantly become prime Neuer, but the lad did perform well. His passing ability and his reflexes were seemingly better than Sanchez's and at only 24, there was talk of him being the Number 1 by the time Sanchez was healthy again.
However, in the summer Mauricio Pochettino got the sack and in stepped in Enzo Maresca, who, unfortunately for Petrović, did not see the same potential.
Petrović did not make another appearance for Chelsea following the conclusion of that season, as he was loaned out to Strasbourg for the 2024/25 season and then sold the following summer to Bournemouth for a healthy €28.9 million.
When called upon, he performed and was a big reason Chelsea had a resurgence and had achieved European football come the conclusion of the 2023/24 season. I was hoping that he would get a second stint as our Number 1, but it was not to be.
16 - Jorrel Hato (€44.2 million)
Jorrel Hato joined Chelsea this summer from Ajax for just shy of €45 million. That seems like a lot for a nineteen-year-old, but the lad had already made 111 senior appearances for Ajax, captaining the side on three occasions.
Hato has played six times so far this season and looked strong each time. He's been brought in initially to be a squad player and has the versatility to play both left back and centre back, which will likely be key to his minutes this season.
Already a brilliant player at nineteen and will no doubt only get better as the season progresses.
The future looks bright for the youngster.
15 - Liam Delap (€35.5 million)
Liam Delap achieved fourteen G/A in an Ipswich side that scored 36 times in the Premier League last season.
The 22-year-old is who your dad would describe as a 'proper striker'. A stocky Number 9 who can throw his weight around, annoy defenders and get his toe on the end of chances.
Delap is also a player that proves statistics aren't everything. He has played three times for Chelsea this season before unfortunately sustaining a hamstring injury that will keep him out until November but he has not yet scored or assisted.
Now, on paper, that looks bad. Over those three games, Chelsea scored seven goals, yet he wasn't involved in any of them?
Oh, but dear reader, he was.
Delap's hold-up play and physicality has played a big part in Chelsea's chance creation when he's played. Take Enzo Fernández's goal against West Ham, for example, Delap does brilliantly to ride the tackle of Kilman, freeing up space for Estêvão to make a run into the box and square it to Fernández for the tap-in.
Delap is not credited for the goal or assist but has just played a pivotal role in Chelsea extending their lead away from home.
Players like Joao Pedro and whoever is alternating on the wings benefit from his presence and I think he will be a great addition to our squad.
I don't necessarily think he's the answer to our striker woes. But he serves as another archetype of forward, capable of playing as a lone nine or with a partner.
14 - Robert Sánchez (€23 million)
This feels generous.
No greater piece of evidence to show that Boehly has bought too many players than Sánchez being 14th on this list.
Prior to signing for Chelsea in the summer of 2023, Sánchez had been the Number 1 for a high-flying Brighton side for three consecutive seasons.
The signing looked like a smart bit of business, only €23 million for a 25-year-old with three years of Premier League experience.
But it hasn't been smooth sailing for the Spanish shot stopper.
Sanchez's only form of consistency has been his consistent mistakes. Poor distribution, questionable decision-making and a lack of composure have been the norm for him during his time so far in West London.
Statistically, Sanchez's time at Chelsea has been a bit all over the place. In his first season, he only played half the campaign due to an aforementioned knee injury. Yet still conceded 22 goals in sixteen league games for an average of 1.38 goals conceded per game and had a save percentage of 68%.
Last season, his second season, Sanchez played more frequently and had an improvement in both goals conceded per 90 and save percentage with 0.91/90' and 74%. In fact, his save percentage was the joint-highest in the league that season. However, Sanchez made five errors that led to a goal that campaign, the most of any keeper in the league.
He clearly has the capacity to be a good goalkeeper and has, along with his teammates, improved since the 2023/24 season. Take his performance against PSG in the Club World Cup final, for example, he was immense.
His performances are just too sporadic. But it looks like the management team is backing him, so I will continue to do so.
13 - Christopher Nkunku (€60 million)
He spent four seasons in Germany plying his trade for Red Bull Leipzig. Nkunku played 172 times for Die Rotten Bullen, scoring 70 goals and assisting 56 times.
So rightfully, there was a lot of hype surrounding the forward.
The Frenchman joined prior to Chelsea's pre-season tour of America. He started well in pre-season, playing six games and netting three times, before unfortunately sustaining a knee injury, meaning he would be out of action until December.
When he returned, he looked sharp, scoring on his competitive debut against Wolves and playing ten times between December and February. But disaster struck once more for Nkunku as he picked up another injury against Manchester City in February, this time to the hamstring.
He wasn't kept out for the entire rest of the season, returning for Chelsea's last four games and grabbing himself a goal in the process.
So, fourteen games and three goals in his first season. Not brilliant. But he was afforded some leeway due to his injuries.
Under Maresca last season, Nkunku featured much more frequently as he managed to remain relatively injury-free. However, it was clear that Chelsea's new gaffer didn't see him as one of the team's main players.
Nkunku made 48 appearances last season, playing a total of 2,328 minutes. But despite these high numbers, he only started in nine of his 27 league appearances. Nkunku played a forefront role in Chelsea's UEFA Conference League campaign, playing in eleven out of the fifteen games Chelsea participated in.
Overall, in his 48 appearances, Nkunku scored fifteen times and assisted five times. Which aren't bad standalone numbers.
But the breakdown of his G/A tells a different story, as ten of his G/A were in the UEFA Conference League and four of his G/A came against Barrow and Morecambe in the Carabao and FA Cup.
Nkunku was a casualty of the great Chelsea deadwood purge this summer and was sold to AC Milan for a loss of €23 million.
It didn't go entirely to plan for Christopher, but I don't blame him too much. He was brought in to be a key player under Pochettino but struggled with injuries and by the time he was fully fit was playing under a manager who wasn't really interested in him.
When called upon, he usually performed. Just a shame how it played out for both parties.
12 - Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (€35.4 million)
This one has a slight essence of bias behind it because I love the bloke.
He only played for us for a season, joining from newly relegated Leicester in the summer of 2024. The English midfielder made 36 appearances across all competitions, scoring five times and assisting four.
KDH was the only player to feature in every game of Chelsea's UEFA Conference League victory, registering seven G/A.
He was brought in to be a squad player, no doubt about that. However, Maresca had worked with him at Leicester, so knew how well he played when given the chance.
His chances were limited, but when given them, he always performed. Quick feet, great passing range and a determination we haven't seen from a second stringer at Stamford Bridge for some time.
As a fan, you want your players to care. KDH cared. He wanted to do well; he was proud to wear the badge.
He might have been sold to Everton last summer, but the majority of Chelsea fans rate his time at the club very highly.
Fair play Kiernan, you're a world champion. Everton are lucky to have you.
11 - Tosin Adarabioyo (Free Transfer)
Tosin joined Chelsea from fellow West Londoners Fulham in the 2024 summer transfer window. 'Uncle Tosin', as he's fondly known, is currently Chelsea's most senior player at 28 years of age.
The English centre back was brought in to be a decent backup but has since exceeded his titular expectations and become a reliable player for The Blues.
Tosin made 41 appearances across all competitions last season and impressed. The 6'5 defender showcased that he has key attributes that make an elite centre back, such as his athleticism, aerial ability and passing ability.
But an overlooked attribute of Tosin's is his ability to lead. As the most senior player in the squad, Tosin has been vital to the development of the squad's younger players and is clearly a prominent figure in the dressing room.
A great defender, great bloke, who cost us nothing and winds up Fulham fans. A*.
10 - Nicolas Jackson (€37 million)
10 - Nicolas Jackson (€37 million)
We signed Jackson in the summer of 2023 from Spanish side Villarreal, where he had just come off the back of a La Liga season in which he had achieved a G/A tally of sixteen in 26 appearances.
A decent return for a 22-year-old. So decent Chelsea forked out €37 million and made the Senegalese international their main striker.
Jackson's first season was tumultuous. Seventeen goals and six assists in 44 appearances, which is a reasonable return for a first season in English football. One of his glaring issues, however, was his inconsistency. His goal involvements were sporadic, only scoring or assisting in back-to-back league games on six occasions.
His other glaring issue was just how many chances he squandered. 24 big chances missed in the 2023/24 season alone.
I'll concede that big chances missed doesn't always correlate to a player's ability. For example, Erling Haaland missed 34 big chances the same season and finished as the league's top scorer. But it was the calibre of chances Jackson missed that was the concern. Manchester United away, Nottingham Forest at home and Liverpool at home all stick in the mind as particularly bad ones.
But the jury was still out following the conclusion of the campaign. The consensus was that if Jackson could translate even half of those chances into goals, he'd be on for a bountiful campaign.
Jackson started the following campaign in red-hot form, amassing a G/A tally of eleven in his first thirteen league appearances. However, his form quickly cooled as he was only able to register a single goal and two assists in the following eleven fixtures before sustaining a hamstring injury.
Jackson returned for game week 30 but again failed to impress, only netting once before being shown a straight red card for a dangerous challenge at St. James' Park in game week 36 that kept him sidelined for the remainder of the league season.
The red card represented a lot more than just a suspension; it represented Jackson's naivety, his carelessness. Chelsea fans were starting to lose faith.
When the Club World Cup came around, Jackson was on thin ice. It seemed that it was essential Jackson had a good tournament for the good of his Chelsea career.
An assist in the first group game could've been used as the springboard Jackson needed. But instead, he disregarded said springboard and got shown another straight red against Flamengo.
After serving his suspension, Jackson did not feature in the quarter-final or final and had to watch as new striker procurements Joao Pedro and Liam Delap impressed.
Jackson was loaned to Bayern Munich this summer and in all honesty, I don't think he'll return to Chelsea.
He's a bit of a head scratcher. On the one hand, you have a technically astute striker who will give it his all. But on the other you have a wasteful, inconsistent player who you don't want on the end of chances.
After writing all that, it feels generous to place Jackson this high. But it's important to note that he scored some vital goals for us and, at one point, was seen as one of the best strikers in the league.
9 - João Pedro (€63.7 million)
João Pedro was famously on holiday when he was made aware that Chelsea were interested in signing him.
The Blues were about to play their Club World Cup quarter-final fixture against Palmeiras but managed to finalise the signing of the Brazilian international meaning he was eligible to be selected in the tournament. Pedro played 36 minutes in the quarter-final and impressed.
But where he really impressed was in the semi-final against his boyhood club, Fluminense. Two goals from the centre forward position as Chelsea cruised to the final. And some goals they were too. An unbelievable outside-the-box strike in the 18th minute, followed by a strike smashed off the bar in the 56th minute, to complete a slick counter-attacking phase.
Pedro carried his impressive form into the final, scoring Chelsea's third goal as The Blues tore apart the European Champions PSG.
Chelsea fans were excited. It looked like we'd secured an absolute world beater.
Pedro started well this season, recording a G/A tally of five in his first four games, but has since yet to register any. There's a correlation between the injury to Cole Palmer in game week 5 and the diminishing of Pedro's output.
Pedro's personally at an important stage of the season. It seems that he has to register some goals or assists soon, or people are going to start asking questions of his ability.
Players have purple patches and players have cold streaks, so at this stage, I'm not too concerned. He has proved he is a great player and that doesn't just disappear, so I think he will start firing again soon.
8 - Andrey Santos (€10 million)
Chelsea signed Brazilian youngster Andrey Santos from Brasileiro Série A side CR Vasco da Gama in the summer of 2023, when he was only eighteen years of age. However, the midfielder only made his Chelsea debut in the recent Club World Cup campaign last summer.
Santos was immediately loaned back to CR Vasco da Gama after he was signed two years ago, before returning to England to join Nottingham Forest on a year-long loan.
But after only two appearances for The Tricky Trees, Santos was pulled out of The City Ground and sent to Strasbourg for the remainder of the 2023/24 campaign.
Santos impressed for the French side, featuring in eleven out of the thirteen games he was eligible for, starting nine.
He impressed so much that his loan was extended to the end of the 2024/25 season. The campaign that followed was crucial in Santos' development.
32 appearances, eleven goals and five assists from central and defensive midfield. Santos only missed two Ligue 1 games, both due to suspension, starting every game he played and captaining the team nine times.
Europe were starting to take notice of the young midfielder and Chelsea fans were starting to get excited.
There were worries about where Santos would play, as at the height of his development, it was unlikely that he would be happy as a reserve player. However, due to the Brazilians versatility and ability to play as a central, attacking and defensive midfielder, he looks to already be an important part of Chelsea's season.
So far, Santos has played in ten out of Chelsea's thirteen games and has started three of them. He serves as a replacement for either Caicedo or Enzo Fernández and can additionally fill the 10 role if needed.
Chelsea have a plethora of midfield talent but aside from the established starters, Santos seems to be the first player to be called upon.
He looks like a real player and if he continues to both get minutes and impress, I believe he could be an important player in years to come.
7 - Malo Gusto (€30 million)
Unfortunately for James, however, he sustained a hamstring injury in the opening league fixture, meaning Gusto was now the club's first-choice right back.
Gusto went on to fill James' role exceptionally in his first season, making 37 appearances in all competitions.
Chelsea shipped a fair amount of goals that season, but Gusto impressed often utilising his speed and physicality to win sideline battles.
But it wasn't just his defensive attributions; he also had a decent attacking output in his debut season. Gusto recorded nine assists in all competitions and managed to create 30 big chances in the Premier League.
Chelsea fans did miss Reece James; that's not a statement to debate. However, there was comfort in the knowledge that we had a capable backup for him.
Gusto's second season was a bit more mixed in terms of success. He again created a high number of chances with 22 but only managed to record three assists.
Gusto also had a fair few positional issues, often finding himself in no man's land and out of his depth. But in his defence, the Frenchman was made to play as an inverted fullback by new manager Maresca, a role he had not played before.
Gusto himself admitted last season that he was "Very far away from where he should be" in terms of performances. However, all things considered, it wasn't a bad season; he just struggled more than he did the season prior.
Gusto is a very talented player and has proved he can perform at the highest level. He's a hardworking, young player who is a great addition to our side.
6 - Pedro Neto (€60 million)
The signing of Pedro Neto in the summer of 2024 came as a surprise. No transfer lead-up, no tricky negotiations, just the announcement.
Neto became the 4th forward signing of the 2024 summer transfer window, so there were questions regarding whether he was an entirely necessary procurement.
Neto is a versatile forward who is able to play on either wing as well as more centrally if needed. Therefore, the Portuguese international featured 51 times for Chelsea in his debut season, only missing twelve games across all competitions.
Like many others, I was sceptical when we signed Neto. But he has been great. 22 G/A in 63 appearances is a decent return but it's his role in build-up play that I am always most impressed with.
He's had a great start to the season, amassing four G/A in nine appearances from both left and right wing. I'd argue he's one of the best players in our squad right now and at 25, should be one of our starting wingers for years to come.
5 - Estêvão Willian (€45 million)
Not to be reactionary, but Estêvão will 100% be the greatest player of all time.
Ok, maybe not. But he does look unbelievable, doesn't he?
The eighteen-year-old is seen as one of the best young players in the world and has been since he was around sixteen. He made his Brazilian first division debut in 2023 and has been breaking records ever since. Estêvão made 83 appearances for his boyhood club Palmeiras and achieved a tally of 42 G/A, which is an incredible return anyway but especially for a player under eighteen.
Estêvão had interest from some of the world's biggest sides, including PSG, Bayern Munich and Manchester City, but in the summer of 2024 signed a pre-contract agreement with Chelsea.
The Brazilian officially signed on the day of his 18th birthday, 24th of April 2025, and immediately joined up with the first team.
Estêvão has featured in all but one of Chelsea's thirteen fixtures this season, scoring twice and assisting once.
The young lad is skilful, confident and playing like a seasoned pro. I've watched Estêvão play live six times so far this season and you can tell by the crowd's reaction that he's a special player. I haven't heard such a buzz of excitement when a player is on the ball in years and especially not for a player as young as him.
He is the future of this football club.
4 - Enzo Fernández (€121 million)
Fast forward to today and Fernández has made 127 appearances, scored twenty goals, and assisted 24 times and is the current Chelsea vice-captain.
Fernández has established himself as one of Chelsea's most important players, being able to play anywhere in the midfield when called upon.
Last season, especially, Fernández showed his class, leading the team in assists across all competitions with seventeen. Additionally, the Argentinian scored some vital goals that campaign, such as the equaliser in the UEFA Conference League final, the equaliser against Tottenham away and the winner against them at home.
One of the first names on the team sheet and a player I hope will remain at the club for many years.
3 - Marc Cucurella (€65.3 million)
Chelsea paid a hefty amount for Cucurella's services from fellow Premier League side Brighton and Hove Albion in the summer of 2022.
The Spaniard's time in West London started poorly with a fair few defensive errors. In fairness, it was hard for him to truly settle as he joined Chelsea at a turbulent time, playing under three managers during his debut campaign as The Blues finished 12th. Cucurella has spoken openly about his confidence issues during that campaign and struggles in adapting to differing styles of play.
Cucurella improved during the following campaign but struggled with an ankle injury that kept him on the sidelines for almost three months.
That summer, Cucurella played an integral part in Spain becoming European champions. He returned to Chelsea a different player.
Cucurella's confidence was back and he was playing like a man possessed. The left back played 54 times for Chelsea that campaign, featuring in all but two league matches. He was defending intelligently and aggressively and was quickly winning back the fans.
Chelsea's Number 3 has begun how he left off last season, starting every league game but one so far.
Currently, I think he's the best left back in the league, and in the top three worldwide.
One of my favourite players in the squad right now. Unreal signing, thanks, Brighton.
2 - Moisés Caicedo (€116 million)
I cannot stress how good this man is at football.
Another Brighton procurement and another player who had a poor start but has since turned it around.
Yes, it seems long ago now but Caicedo's start at Chelsea was actually very poor. He began his Chelsea career by giving away a penalty at West Ham away in game week two of the 2023/24 season.
His poor form continued for a few months and people were starting to question his price tag. But come the end of the season and no one was questioning his ability.
His performances the following season were the best I've seen from a CDM since 2017 Kante. Absolutely unbelievable. So good that he was awarded Chelsea's Player of the Season Award for the 2024/25 season.
In my opinion, he's the most important player in our team. Without him, we're much weaker both defensively and moving forward. He undoubtedly wins us matches on both fronts. Take the Club World Cup final, for example, he almost single-handedly dominated PSG's midfield and kept them goalless for only the second time since March.
But above all else. He can strike a ball. He has the highlight reel of a top striker.
Thank you again, Brighton. I'd have paid double.
1 - Cole Palmer (€47 million)
I don't mind admitting that I was sceptical when Chelsea signed Palmer in the summer of 2023. I questioned the rationale behind the acquisition; was he just another young player we've signed for the sake of it? Where's he going to play? How long will it be before he's loaned to Strasbourg?
But I'm happy to say, he proved me and so many other fans wrong. 25 goals and fifteen assists in 45 games. 33 G/A in 33 league appearances.
Just incredible. At times, it was honestly like a one-man team.
I was at Stamford Bridge the day he put four past Everton, in April 2024, and it genuinely felt like the fans were worshipping him. Just in awe of what he was able to do and how he could be that good after already scoring a hat trick in the game before.
Chelsea Player of the Season
Chelsea Player's Player of the Season
England Men's Player of the Season
Premier League Young Player of the Season
Premier League Game Changer of the Season
Premier League Player of the Month X2
Premier League Goal of the Month X2
PFA Fans' Player of the Year
PFA Young Player of the Year
There are decent debut seasons, then there is that.
He proved he wasn't a one-season wonder the following season as he went on to tally 32 G/A in 52 appearances, treating himself to a brace of assists in the UEFA Conference League final and a brace of goals in the Club World Cup final.
He's currently sidelined due to a groin injury and his presence is evidently missed. We are the team we are due to Cole Palmer; he drives our attacking phases both in creation and conviction.
Palmer will go down as a Chelsea legend, even if he were to never play a game again for us. To do what he has done in such a short time frame is remarkable.
The present and the future, Cole Jermaine Palmer.
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