Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly determined to show to handing out mega-long contracts after dropping two gamers on free transfers. Just months after BlueCo accomplished their takeover of the Premier League membership, the Blues misplaced two key gamers as free brokers and it appears the American billionaire has realized from his predecessor's errors over contracts.

Boehly has since insisted on contracts of as much as eight years for many of Chelsea’s new signings. An enormous £1billion spending spree throughout 18 months has seen elite younger expertise tied all the way down to the membership for his or her greatest years.

Mykhaylo Mudryk, Enzo Fernandez, Moises Caicedo and Nicolas Jackson have been all given offers till 2031 upon their arrivals for a mixed £350m. The futures of Cole Palmer, Noni Madueke, Romeo Lavia, Malo Gusto and Lesley Ugochukwu have additionally been secured till 2030.

It is claimed that the plan goes again to the primary few months after Boehly and fellow co-owner Behdad Eghbali took management of the west London outfit. Just months after finishing their May 2022 takeover from Roman Abramovich, Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen left totally free following the expiry of their contracts. 

According to the Daily Telegraph, Boehly and Eghbali have been ‘dismayed’ at dropping the duo, who joined Real Madrid and Barcelona respectively. They felt that the membership deserved compensation having purchased each gamers, paid them massive wages, and - in Christensen’s case - developed them from a younger age. 

Boehly has since harboured main fears about gamers drifting into free company. That concern has been evidenced within the big contracts handed to new signings over the past 18 months, though UEFA has since responded by confirming that switch charges can now solely be unfold over a most of 5 years after considerations over Chelsea's amortisation strategies.

Only three gamers in Chelsea’s bloated first-team squad have offers that expire in 2024. Veteran defender Thiago Silva, 38, may depart on the finish of the season, whereas Ian Maatsen is but to pen an extension though the membership are planning to supply him a brand new deal.