Gary Neville has slammed Chelsea’s spending strategy once again, this time mocking the decision to spend £54m on Romeo Lavia shortly after signing Moises Caicedo for more than £100m.
He put it down to the “ego” of those making the decisions.
“They [Chelsea] went and bought Enzo, they go and buy Caicedo and then through their ego they went and bought Lavia on the final day of the transfer window for £54m and then they have to sell Conor Gallagher? They didn’t need Lavia, he’s not even played a game for them anyway,” Neville said on Sky’s Fan Debate.
As much as Neville likes taking aim at our ownership, sometimes unfairly, there’s no denying he’s got a point here. In fact, we’ve made similar points ourselves.
It’s not Lavia or the ownership’s fault that he’s been injured all year of course, but the fact that we spent such a large sum on him and now seem compelled to sell home grown Conor Gallagher makes it a strategic misstep regardless.
If Lavia goes on to be a world beater, it’s all rosy. But a full season out is no small thing. He’s starting his Chelsea career with a big hole to dig himself out of.
