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 Shoutouts06:30 News: PR Briefings And Chelsea Draw FC Copenhagen In The Conference League14:14 How Chelsea Should Have Spent Their £1 Billion Transfer Budget45:34 Match Preview: Aston Villa vs Chelsea49:12 Quaresma's Questions52:36 Loan Army CarouselIf 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/b3arBztQjnThis 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/AtTheBridgePodInstagram - Instagram.com/AtTheBridgePod#CFC #CHELSEA