The current transfer market is super crazy, being serious in this market means spending chunks of money on overpriced players. Every club has to bid wisely and not be desperate, Chelsea are learning from their mistakes in the last window where they spent huge amounts to get Mudyrk, Enzo and to loan Felix with no result in the end.
I think Chelsea under the new owner aren't actually analyzing where they are lacking and what they need. They invested in areas where they didn't need to actually in my opinion. Their primary focus should have been defense when players like Christensen, Rudiger, Alonso left the squad back then. I feel like they lack defensively so much right now. Yes there are some potential players but they need players that are strong in defense and has experience to pair up well with Thiago Silva.
The Arsenal-City rivalry for Declan Rice shows how much a player can be overpriced. Brighton would also be looking to cash out big with Caicedo this window as he has been promised he would move.
Yeah it has become a slight difficult with City joining in for Declan Rice race. It will certainly raise the bar but lot of it depends on Gundogan's decision it seems. If Gundo stays then they will not go for Declan Rice as it seems. This month is very crucial on what will happen about Declan Rice. I feel like right now Arsenal are in pole position but things can easily go south if City really gets involved.
