Previous thread ended here (https://newcastle-online.org/topic/37149-more-transfer-rumours/?do=findComment&comment=7233437) with us on the cusp of pulling off both Maddison and Werner and getting sticky hands.
(Special thanks to @Kid Icarusfor the title, which will surely become a staple.)
I really think Chelsea are on the verge of falling back to what they used to be. Next season is absolutely critical for them. A couple years out of the CL could do a number on their financial status and the perception of them as one of England and Europe's elites. It's entirely possible the Abramovich Era section on their Wikipedia page stands out decades from now as the golden years of the club. Hopefully 2023-2043 only merits a couple paragraphs, the same as 1983-2003.
(I'm partial