GRAEME SOUNESS has hit out at Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly for “not understanding football”.
The Liverpool legend has claimed that the American is not understanding the transfer market.
AlamyGraeme Souness has hit out at Todd Boehly[/caption]
He has claimed that the American does not ‘understand football’Rex
GettyRomeo Lavia is the latest big-money midfielder to arrive at Chelsea[/caption]
Boehly also signed £115million midfielder Moises CaicedoGetty
Boehly has spent over £968million on new signings since he arrived at the club last year.
This includes fees of over £100m on Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo, as well as a £58m move for Romeo Lavia.
But Souness has suggested that the spend has been used in the wrong areas as the team still lacks a “work class striker”.
The Scot believes that the club’s lack of effort to address the area could leave them struggling to win matches due to the lack of goals in the midfield.
He wrote in the Daily Mail: “What we have been witnessing in the last few weeks is the inflated fees Chelsea are distorting the market with. [Todd] Boehly has come with a great big chequebook, not understanding the valuation of players.
“He has bought three midfielders at vast expense, spent £800m in total, and still doesn’t have a world class striker. That’s an example of someone not understanding our game.
“You can have the best goalkeeper, defence and midfield but unless you can put the ball in the net, you don’t win matches.
“The numbers speak for themselves. Fernandez didn’t score for Chelsea last season. Caicedo scored once for Brighton. Lavia scored once for Southampton.
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“You can be playing average football but if you’ve got a great goalscorer, it drags you to respectability and possibly a trophy. It can win you games when you don’t deserve to win and wallpaper over all your shortcomings.”
Chelsea have signed Nicolas Jackson from Villarreal for £30m, and it looks like they will use him as the first-choice striker this season.
However, the Senegal international is still a very raw talent, having only featured in 26 games last season.
While he did net 12 goals and assisted four more, it is still very early in his career.
ReutersChelsea have signed striker Nicolas Jackson this summer[/caption]
Jackson failed to score in Chelsea’s season-opening game against Liverpool.
The Blues drew the game 1-1 and will be hoping for their first three points this weekend against West Ham at the London Stadium.
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