c boss Enzo Maresca hints Blues created ‘big problem’ for players like Moises Caicedo & Enzo Fernandez with £100m+ transfer fees

Chelsea have spent heavily on players in recent years, notably splashing out over £100 million ($134m) on both Caicedo and Fernandez. Both players have struggled to live up to their lofty price tags since arriving at Stamford Bridge, with Chelsea finishing down in sixth place last season.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Maresca arrived in the summer from Leicester and has seen his club splash out again recently by bringing in a raft of names including Joao Felix, Pedro Neto, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Omari Kellyman. Yet the new Chelsea boss feels that paying inflated fees may be creating “problems”.

  • WHAT MARESCA SAID

    He told reporters: “The price does not have to be a problem for them, it’s something that the players can do nothing about. Sometimes players feel under pressure because the club pay too much, but this is a big problem and is a weight on the shoulders which does not help the players.”

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    WHAT NEXT FOR CHELSEA

    Maresca’s team are currently on a good run of form. The Blues have won three games in a row in all competitions and will hope to take all three points again on Saturday when they face Caicedo’s former club Brighton in the Premier League.