Chelsea’s long time strategy is beginning to bring fruits. After setting the proper Academy and investing in coaches and players, owner Roman Abramovich is now able to profit from this shred move and actually make money during the transfer period. And with that money, the Blues invested heavily and bought Romelu Lukaku for 14.7 billion Ksh, but in reality, they still made 678 million from selling other players from their squad. So, where did the money came from? Let’s start with the most expensive ones. Tammy Abraham – 5.1 billion KshSo far the biggest sale of the transfer window. Chelsea’s only flaw last season was the lack of striker firepower. But instead of promoting Abraham, Tuchel decided to sell Chelsea’s best striker (12 goals), who could have scored more, if he was not pushed aside by the German tactician and started only 12 times in the Premier Leagues and not played in the Champions League after the group stage. Fikayo Tomori – 4 billion There is a slight worry that this transfer will come back to haunt the Blues, as Tomori is talented player who did nothing wrong, but is simply not good for the current first 11. He would’t get many opportunities and Chelsea decided to cash on the player, since he satisfied AC Milan bosses. There can’t be a better mentor! Romelu Lukaku is talking to Chelsea great Didier Drogba all the timeMarc Guehi – 3 billionWho? This young English centre back became popular when Crystal Palace, a relegation candidate paid this amount for the Chelsea Academy product. Guehi featured only two times for the Blues, both time in Carabao Cup, but was impressive at Swansea on loan last season. The Eagles decided that this was enough to spend that much amount and Abramovic was happy. Kenedy – 1.2 billionBrazilian winger is yet to be sold, but it is believed that the price of 1.2 billion is already agreed with Fluminense. Kenedy spent six season with the Blues, but played in only 27 games and it was a time to move on. Tino Livramento – 753 millionAnother youngster from the Academy which wouldn’t have a chance of making the squad, but the right back was followed by other clubs. Most Chelsea fans may not know him, but Southampton think that the youngster is worth 753 million. Victor Moses – 678 millionYes, he is still in Chelsea. Or to be precise, he was until recently, but he finally left the Stamford Bridge after a nine-year spell and went to Russia, since he was in Spartak Moscow on loan last season. Another 678 million for the Lukaku transfer. It’s official: Mourinho dreams big with Abraham in Roma shirtLewis Bate and Dynel Simeu – 226 million eachBoth players are only 18 years old, and Chelsea might end up losing future stars, but Leeds and Southampton were persistent enough to make a permanent deals. Olivier Giroud – 150 millionThe iconic striker was sold to AC Milan for a symbolic sum, as the 34 years old is surely not the future of Chelsea. He will always be liked by the Bluse faithful, but the time has come for departure. And he was also on a high wage, which is now free for somebody else.
