To be fair like, Bertrand came through Chelsea's youth system, having been loaned out all over. Pelle was with Koeman at Feyenoord where he presumably watched Tadic at Twente and Fonte was signed by Pardew having been at Palace.
It's hardly unearthing gems and as Sewelly said, if we were prepared to invest in more than one scout, we could easily do similar.
All good players signed for reasonable fees near and far. I'd say thats good scouting no matter what you say.
Like most clubs they've been hit and miss.
Osvaldo £15m
Gardos £4m
Long £12m
Forster £10m
Ramirez £12
The majority of their higher purchases have been poor, it's only really offset by the income they've received from some good sales.