Graham Potter reacts to Gary Neville’s objection of Chelsea’s transfer strategy by explaining the club’s “approach.”
Over £300 million was spent on seven new Blues players during the January transfer window, which was overseen by Graham Potter.
Gary Neville questioned Chelsea’s huge January investment after eight players moved to west London. In response, Graham Potter criticized Gary Neville. On transfer deadline day, Enzo Fernandez joined Malo Gusto, who promptly returned to Lyon on loan after signing, Noni Madueke, Mykhailo Mudryk, Joao Felix, Benoit Badiashile, Joao Felix, Andrey Santos, and David Datko Fofana.
Prior to his arrival from Benfica for £106.7million, Chelsea had already spent over £200million in the winter transfer window after new co-owner Todd Boehly initiated a major rebuilding effort in the summer. Subsequently, a number of Premier League managers, including Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola, have expressed their concerns with Chelsea’s continued massive expenditure.
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Klopp began by jokingly and carefully inquiring: “What did other managers have to say? I will not speak without my lawyer present.” He continued, “I don’t grasp this aspect of the company, such as what you can and cannot do; it’s a large figure.
” The last two windows and the players they brought in, I didn’t think once ‘why did they do that’. They are all really good players so from that point of view congratulations when you can do it. I don’t understand how it’s possible with all the things around, but it’s not for me to explain how it works and hopefully you all know how it works.”
Guardiola subsequently added: “You must invest. The market is amazing! It is a great deal. The decision made by Chelsea is none of my business. There are norms and rules that must be followed by other clubs, so I never voice my view on them. We were implicated. Eight or nine clubs in the league send a letter requesting that we be expelled from the league and banned. We are just the fifth club in the last five years to spend net when beginning to win championships. This is the truth.”
Graham Potter is now tasked with welcome all of these players for exorbitant amounts, and he has voiced his opinion on the club’s expenditures. Gary Neville questioned Potter about his participation in the moves, with the Blues manager describing his impact and explaining why Chelsea have acquired the players they have.
“Thankfully I’m not the one who makes a decision about the finances because I haven’t got that finance – I’m not as fortunate as you Gary [Neville] in terms of that – my job is as Head Coach,” he said.
“It’s to support the club, it’s to make sure we bring the right type of players [in], the right profile of player. We need to be aligned, like I’ve said if you’re just spending and you’re just accumulating players it’s no good – you have to align yourself.
“We try to do, the guys we’ve brought in have helped with that, and it’s a club decision [which players are bought]. It’s a club process, and hopefully tonight we can see the start of it, and it’s about us trying to improve it.”
