Enzo Fernandez’s Chelsea is divided: the intern on campus and why there would be a salary cut

Millions are not everything in football, the sport of successes par excellence. If not, just look Chelsea. Since Abramovich sold the club to Todd Boehly, the American businessman has done an important investment to form a competitive squad, but it is not working in the best way.

Despite the more than 610 million euros invested in reinforcements, the Blues are tenth in the Premier League and one step away from elimination from the Champions League. Last weekend they fell at Stamford Bridge against Southampton, their last, and the crisis worsens.

As reported by The Athletic, some of Chelsea’s longest serving players are unhappy with the way the club are handling their reinforcements policy and believe “not all new signings are up to the job”. Problems in the Blues dressing room?

The reality is that since Graham Potter replaced Thomas Tuchel there hasn’t been a great collective comeback. There were boos for the squad last weekend and players’ attitudes questioned after the same club released a video of their weak haranguing before the game they lost 1-0.

The possible sales and the cut that is about to arrive

At the moment, Chelsea’s management is very clear that Graham Potter is the long-term axis of the project. But those who may not continue are some of the players who have been at the club the longest. Mason Mount and other squad members could leave the London team to balance finances.

Furthermore, the British media are also talking about a cut in salaries. The Blues want to lower fixed salaries and switch to goal bonuses. This is the solution they have come up with to motivate their players and qualify for next season’s Champions League.

“There is genuine concern among some players that much of the squad will be sold in the summer to help balance the budget after two incredible transfer windows. This uncertainty will affect morale. Among survivors of the Roman Abramovich era there is a pervasive sense of perplexity about the radical nature of the changes Boehly has pushed since he took power last May.“Atletico reported it.

Obviously this whole situation will not affect Enzo Fernández, the big bet of this market for which the English club has paid out 210 million euros, in what was the top transfer of the season.

Despite the good performance he gave in Benfica’s midfield and that of the Argentine national team, the Blues have not raised their game or obtained results since the Argentine’s arrival. Without going any further, they have lost three of their last five games and achieved two draws. For this the technical staff would have already decided where the intervention would take place on campus.