has slammed ’s ‘stupid’ transfer policy after the west club sacked head coach on Sunday.
– who only arrived at Stamford Bridge in September – after they won just three of 13 top-flight games in 2023.
That disastrous run of form has seen them drop to 11th in the Premier League table .
Chelsea’s huge spending followed the arrival of co-owner Todd Boehly, who replaced previous owner Roman Abramovich ahead of the 2022-23 campaign.
In the January transfer window, Chelsea smashed the British transfer record to bring in Argentina’s winner Enzo Fernandez .
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Premier League legend Shearer told Match of the Day 2: ‘Who on earth goes to a football club, pays over £20m for the manager and his staff, puts him on a five of six-year contract, on £10m-a-year, gives them a ridiculous amount of players with a stupid amount of money that’s been spent… and sacks him seven months later?
‘It could only happen in football… Anyone with a football brain will tell you that signing that amount of players is not going to work.’
Chelsea are continuing to splash the cash despite Potter’s sacking and have just .
The Independiente del Valle midfielder is thought to be one of the best young talents in South America .
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