How Chelsea Should Have Spent Their £1 Billion Transfer Budget ft Bellingham, Palmer, FC Copenhagen & Briefings On Maresca, Sporting Directors And More #CFC

In this episode we put on our imaginary sporting director hats and take on the ultimate challenge—how should Chelsea have spent that £1 billion? Inspired by a brilliant tweet, we’re building our own 25-man Chelsea squad with a mandatory five Cobham graduates and only players transferred between 2022 and 2024, all while sticking to their actual transfer fees. No take-backs, no discounts, just cold, hard (and sometimes painful) reality. Who gets in? Who gets left out? And most importantly—could we have spent the money better than Todd Boehly and Co.? (Spoiler: almost certainly). The team also deep dive into another wild week of news and as always also answer some listener questions. RUNNING ORDER: 00:00 The Start & Shevva's Shoutouts 06:30 News: PR Briefings And Chelsea Draw FC Copenhagen In The Conference League 14:14 How Chelsea Should Have Spent Their £1 Billion Transfer Budget 45:34 Match Preview: Aston Villa vs Chelsea 49:12 Quaresma's Questions 52:36 Loan Army Carousel If you have a question for the team then contact them on Twitter at @AtTheBridgePod (This episode was recorded on 21st February 2025) *** Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks! *** Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/b3arBztQjn This episode is proudly supported by Head In The Game, a charity using football to support mental health and wellbeing. Check out their free programs at headinthegame.co.uk and follow them on social media to learn more. _______________________________________________ Get In Touch With Us: Twitter/X - x.com/AtTheBridgePod Instagram - Instagram.com/AtTheBridgePod #CFC #CHELSEA