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Matt Cooper: Chelsea’s new owners playing a risky game in stockpiling unproven talent

The club’s deep-pocketed owners see the enormous outlay on new players as capital investment, but if Chelsea fail to qualify for next season’s Champions League, then players may well have to be sold to recover the cost

Chelsea: the cash-rich club is in serious danger of not qualifying for next season’s Champions League despite winning the competition in 2021. Picture: Getty