Chelsea fans say ‘would be disgraceful if we didn’t win’ as squad value compared to Conference League rivals is revealed
CHELSEA fans declared it “would be disgraceful if we didn’t win” after the value of their squad was revealed against the Europa Conference League’s other sides.
The Blues are playing in the competition for the first time, having won two Champions Leagues and two Europa Leagues in the past 12 years.
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Enzo Maresca’s men came through qualifying against Servette last month.
And they kick off their campaign against Belgian giants Gent at Stamford Bridge tomorrow night.
It’s no secret that Chelsea have spent big since Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali’s arrival.
The club has splashed more than £1.2billion on new signings.
And despite Chelsea’s squad finally appearing to gel, there are plans in the works for even more arrivals.
Unsurprisingly, the Blues have the highest squad value in the entire Europa Conference League.
TransferRoom claims they are worth a whopping £1.4bn.
And that’s just fractionally less than all the other Conference challengers combined.
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TransferRoom reckons the other 35 sides have a combined value of £1.5bn.
Italian side Fiorentina have the next-highest value of £268million.
Top five squad values in Conference League
Chelsea (England): £1.4billion
Fiorentina (Italy): £268million
Real Betis (Spain): £170million
Copenhagen (Denmark): £85million
Gent (Belgium): £80million
They are followed by Spaniards Real Betis, rated at £170m.
While Danish side Copenhagen (£85m) and tomorrow’s opponents Gent (£80m) complete the top five.
It means that Chelsea have little excuse for not winning the Europa Conference League on their competition debut – at least according to fans.
One said: “Would honestly be disgraceful if we didn’t win.”
Another declared: “We’d even be favourites for Champions League if we were competing in it.”
One noted: “More European silverware, other London clubs can’t relate.”
Another added: “Nah swear if we don’t win this league.”
Players signed under Boehly at Chelsea
Raheem Sterling – £50m
Kalidou Koulibaly £33m
Gabriel Slonina – £8m
Carney Chukweumeka – £20m
Marc Cucurella – £57.5m
Cesare Casadei – £13.3m
Wesley Fofana – £70m
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – £10.3m
Denis Zakaria – £2.7m (Loan fee)
David Datro Fofana – £10.6m
Benoit Badiashile – £33.7m
Andrey Santos – £11.1m
Joao Felix – £9.7m (Loan fee)
Mykhailo Mudryk – £62m
Noni Madueke – £30m
Malo Gusto – £26.75m
Enzo Fernandez – £107.8m
Christopher Nkunku – £52m
Diego Moreira – FREE
Nicolas Jackson – £31.5m
Angelo Gabriel – £13m
Lesley Ugochukwu – £23.3m
Axel Disasi – £38.9m
Robert Sanchez – £20m
Moises Caicedo – £115m
Romeo Lavia – £53.2m
Deivid Washington – £13.7m
Cole Palmer – £40.1m
Djordje Petrovic – £13.6m
Tosin Adarabioyo – FREE
Marc Guiu – £5.1m
Caleb Wiley – £8.63m
Renato Veiga – £12m
Aarón Anselmino – £14m
Omari Kellyman – £19.2m
Filip Jorgensen – £21m
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall – £30.2m
Pedro Neto – £51m
Joao Felix – £42.6m
Mike Penders – £17m
