CHELSEA are set to spend around £150million in January having been unable to bring in any new players in the summer while under a transfer ban.
Now their embargo has been lifted, Roman Abramovich is set to hand Frank Lampard a monster winter budget.
But is £150m really that much?
After all, last season the Blues raked in £142.6m from prize money, TV income and league matches, amongst other factors.
Should they managed to qualify for next season’s Champions League that could see a windfall of around £100m.
Chelsea also made up to £150m from selling Eden Hazard to Real Madrid – with £88m up front and the rest coming in add-ons.
During the summer window – with the West Londoners spending absolutely nothing – the rest of the league averaged a spend of around £67m apiece. Aston Villa spent £146m over the summer.
So is £150m really that much to make up for missing a summer window as well as the usual winter spending? Only time will tell…
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
