Chelsea are “making it up as they go”, says their former striker Chris Sutton after forking out £9.7m to take Joao Felix on mortgage till the tip of the season.
The Portuguese ahead joined the Blues from Atletico Madrid on Wednesday, however Sutton believes his arrival is one other instance of muddled considering at Stamford Bridge.
“He is accessible and he is a proficient participant, however I am not even positive he is a Graham Potter signing,” Sutton advised BBC Radio 5 Reside’s Soccer Every day podcast.
“They seem to be a mess, an actual mess and anybody respectable who’s accessible is attempting to do an excessive amount of vacuuming.
“The brand new house owners have spent an absolute fortune however recruitment has not gone nicely in the summertime and a lot of the squad is weak.”
Felix’s profession has stalled in Spain, with pragmatic Diego Simeone unable or unwilling to get one of the best out of the 23-year-old. This might work in Chelsea’s favour, claims Sutton.
“From Felix’s viewpoint, he’ll wish to begin his profession and understand the potential that everybody thought he had when he moved to Atletico from Benfica,” he stated.
Extra on Felix from 25’28 on BBC Sounds