🦁 PL Previews: Have Chelsea changed too much too soon? | OneFootball

It’s been all change at Chelsea since this time last year but have the Blues finally found some stability just at the right time?

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Transfers 🔁

In: Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig, £51m), Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal, £30m), Angelo Gabriel (Santos, £12.9m), Diego Moreira (Benfica, free)

Out: Kai Havertz (Arsenal, £60m), Mason Mount (Man United, £60m), Mateo Kovačić (Man City, £25m), Kalidou Koulibaly (Al-Hilal, £20m), Christian Pulisic (Milan, £17.1m), Édouard Mendy (Al-Ahli, £16m), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Milan, £15m), Ethan Ampadu (Leeds, £7m) César Azpilicueta (Atlético de Madrid, free), N’Golo Kanté (Al-Ittihad, free), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Olympique Marseille, free), David Datro Fofana (Union Berlin, loan)

Transfer balance: +£119.2m

Key fixtures 📆

🔑 Key player: Mykhailo Mudryk

It’s fair to say that Mykhailo Mudryk didn’t pull up too many trees in his first six months at Chelsea.

The Ukraine international joined the Blues in January after the Stamford Bridge side beat Arsenal to his signature in one of the more hotly-contested transfer battles of the mid-season.

But the Gunners were breathing a sigh of relief in the second half of the campaign as they watched Mudryk struggle in the hustle and bustle of the Premier League.

The 22-year-old failed to register a goal or an assist but it seems that the post-season break has done him wonders.

Mudryk has been on fire in pre-season and looks to be back to his best under the tutelage of Mauricio Pochettino.

His electric pace and better composure in the final third should help Chelsea finish much higher in the Premier League this term.

What has changed since last season? 🤔

A change of manager and a more hands-off owner should work in Chelsea’s favour this season.

Mauricio Pochettino has replaced interim boss Frank Lampard whilst American owner Todd Boehly has confirmed he will not be involved in the day-to-day running of the club this season.

Those two changes can only improve the situation at Stamford Bridge with last year massively disappointing from start to finish.

Predicted XI 🔮

(4-2-3-1) — Kepa; James, Thiago Silva, Colwill, Chilwell; Enzo Fernández, Andrey Santos; Mudryk, Nkunku, Sterling; Jackson

Where will they finish? 🏆

Premier League: 5th

FA Cup: Semi-finalists

EFL Cup: Runners-up

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