Carragher shocked struggling Chelsea spent £275m in the summer
The Blues spent a hefty amount of £275 million during the summer transfer window.
Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher is shocked that Chelsea spent so much in the summer yet they are struggling.
Carragher made the assessment after Chelsea lost their Premier League loss to Newcastle United on Saturday, 12 November.
The Blues spent a hefty amount of £275 million during the summer transfer window.
They recruited Wesley Fofana from Leicester City for a fee of £70 million, making him the most expensive defender in the history of the club.
The likes of Kalidou Koulibaly, Marc Cucurella, and Raheem Sterling were also brought in for hefty fees. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang arrived at the transfer deadline day as well.
However, Graham Potter's side have now suffered three consecutive Premier League defeats. An away loss to Brighton & Hove Albion and a home defeat to Arsenal are now followed by another disaster against the Magpies.
Carragher noted that Newcastle manager Eddie Howe has managed to get more out of his players than Chelsea. The former Liverpool defender wrote on his Twitter account:
"Eddie Howe is getting more from his players than any other manager in the PL. While you can’t believe Chelsea spent 275M in the summer, on a team that was very good in the last couple of years."
In Potter's defense, he didn't make any of the summer signings as Thomas Tuchel was still at the helm in the club.
Fofana has been out with injury issues while Koulibaly, Aubameyang, Cucurella, and Sterling are yet to find their best forms for the London-based team.
The Blues currently sit in the eighth spot of the Premier League table with 21 points on the board from 14 games.
