Todd Boehly has made it his mission since taking over at Chelsea to bring the most promising young players to Stamford Bridge before their rivals get their hands on them.
The Blues achieved this with the signing of Estevao Willian, who is in the process of showing everyone his quality with his performances at the Club World Cup for Palmeiras.
PSG wanted Estevao, however Chelsea moved quickly to get the deal done, and with Andrey Santos, Kendry Paez and Geovany Quenda, the Blues have built one of the most promising squads for the future out there.
They looked to add to this in January when it became clear that Ayden Heaven was looking for a move away from Arsenal, as he pushed towards becoming a first team regular somewhere else in Europe.
Ayden Heaven turned down big-money Chelsea move to join Manchester United
The 18-year-old has impressed in his limited appearances for Manchester United, and looks set to be a crucial player for Ruben Amorim as he tries to fix the mess that has unfolded at Old Trafford.
Things could have been very different though if Chelsea had got their way. According to The Athletic, the Blues were one of the Premier League sides who made an offer to sign Heaven before he joined United in January.
The report went on to say that the Blues also offered a bigger financial package than the Red Devils did, although he decided to make the move up North instead.
Chelsea have their own top young centre-back
While January didn’t see much action as far as transfers go for Chelsea, they did recall Aaron Anselmino from his loan back at former club Boca Juniors.
While the youngster was on the bench at times last season, the majority of his contributions for the Blues has been with the academy side. Anselmino starred alongside Josh Acheampong for the U21s earlier this season.
Anselmino has been bulking up off the pitch in preparation to be handed his first team debut for the club, which could come this summer.
The Argentinian is in the Club World Cup squad in the United States, and the mass rotation Enzo Maresca is expected to do in the competition could see him make his first appearance in the coming group games.
