Chelsea’s glorious begin to the brand new Premier League marketing campaign has largely been all the way down to the influence of Enzo Maresca, but additionally the recruitment carried out behind the scenes beneath Todd Boehly and co over the past 12 months.
The Italian has led the Blues to 4 wins, one draw and one defeat from his opening six league video games at Stamford Bridge, with the membership at the moment occupying a spot within the high 4.
Cole Palmer has been a person in kind, registering all 4 targets within the 4-2 victory over Brighton final weekend, taking his league tally to 6 targets in as many video games.
Striker Nicolas Jackson has additionally began the 2024/25 marketing campaign with a bang, registering seven mixed targets and assists in his first six matches – beginning to present glimpses of the participant they forked out £32m for final summer season.
The aforementioned pair have each been glorious additions for the Blues, however one participant has didn’t have the identical influence after his personal transfer to the Bridge in recent times.
Mykhailo Mudryk’s stats for Chelsea
Winger Mykhailo Mudyrk arrived at Chelsea after a battle with Arsenal throughout the switch window again in January 2023, becoming a member of the membership with actual expectations of being an enormous expertise in West London.
The Ukrainian value the Blues a whopping £89m from Shakhtar Donetsk, making him the membership’s fifth highest addition on the time of his transfer to the Bridge.
Nonetheless, thus far, his transfer hasn’t labored out for both celebration, with Mudryk massively struggling for kind and constant recreation time regardless of his big switch charge.
The 23-year-old has solely featured for a mixed 80 minutes within the league to date this season, together with his solely begin coming within the 6-2 thrashing of Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Throughout his 18-month stint in England to date, he’s solely managed a complete of seven targets in his 64 appearances for the Blues, together with his market worth plummeting because of his dismal showings beneath Maresca.
The Ukrainian is now solely valued at £33m as per Soccer Transfers, however his worth continues to be increased than the previous Blue who’s didn’t make his personal influence after departing his boyhood membership.
The participant who’s now valued decrease than Mudryk
Final summer season, Chelsea offered quite a few first-team gamers to try to stability the books after the large spending after the takeover by Boehly in Might 2022.
Gamers similar to Kai Havertz and Mateo Kovacic each departed the membership, becoming a member of rivals Arsenal and Manchester Metropolis – with the membership strengthening fellow English sides to make room for brand spanking new additions.
Additionally they offloaded academy graduate Mason Mount to Manchester United for a reported £60m – a wonderful price ticket however to the
disappointment of many supporters.
Nonetheless, on reflection, the deal was a wonderful one, with the “midfield maestro” – as hailed by Statman Dave – solely making 25 appearances in over a yr, massively fighting accidents after his transfer to Previous Trafford final summer season.
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Mason Mount’s harm historical past after leaving Chelsea |
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Season |
Damage |
Days missed |
Video games missed |
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2023/24 |
Unknown |
37 |
6 |
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2023/24 |
Calf |
110 |
21 |
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2024/25 |
Hamstring |
22 |
3 |
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2024/25 |
Head |
2 |
0 |
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Whole: |
4 accidents |
171 |
30 |
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Stats through Transfermarkt |
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The Pink Devils’ defeat towards Spurs final weekend sums up his time at United, approaching to exchange Kobbie Mainoo within the first half, earlier than choosing up a yellow card, and coming off injured within the closing levels.
Because of this, he’s seen his worth plummet to simply £30m, as per Soccer Transfers, a drop of fifty% since his switch away from Stamford Bridge simply over 12 months in the past.
While it could have been a disappointing resolution to dump an academy graduate, his kind and harm file within the North West has confirmed that the membership made the correct name in promoting him final summer season.
It allowed for the addition of gamers similar to Palmer and Jackson, with Maresca at the moment reaping the rewards of the membership’s glorious recruitment in latest instances.
