Chelsea – A
So far, Chelsea have got it pretty spot on in terms of the business they’ve done. The addition of Andre Schurrle has been nothing short of brilliant and the thought of seeing him terrorise Premier League defences next season is pleasing even for the neutral. MArco Van Ginkel is more of an unknown quantity, but looks to be in the same exciting bracket as Kevin De Bruyne, who Mourinho has also made sure to have hold on to.
The arrival of Wayne Rooney is still more than a faint possibility and though it would be strange to see him in a blue shirt at first, there isn’t one football fan in the world (except for United fans) that wouldn’t be a little interested in seeing how he’d fare under the special one.
A number of the side’s fringe players have left, largely on loan to sides overseas. This is probably a good move in certain instances, with Thibaut Coutois set to continue his education in the familiar surroundings of Atletico Madrid, with Mark Schwarzer keeping his seat warm for a year – another excellent piece of business, whilst Oriol Romeu has headed out to Valencia to get some much needed game time under his belt.
However, some feel as though they could have been sold outright. The likes of Marko Marin and Patrick Van Arnholt clearly don’t have futures at the club and could have been let go on cut price deals now instead of being left to be dealt with next summer.