While they've received stick for the way they've gone about it, Chelsea have built a seriously talented squad over the last few years.
While it's most certainly not the finished product, Enzo Maresca has several genuinely world-class players he can pick from every week, be that Cole Palmer, Moises Caicedo or Reece James.
However, while the Blues have got plenty right with their squad building, they've also made unnecessary or downright pointless signings.
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One summer arrival who is unfortunately veering more towards that camp this year is Jamie Gittens, although another in the squad is now looking even more perplexing.
Gittens' form this season
When Chelsea announced the signing of Gittens in the summer, there was some genuine excitement in the fanbase, and understandably so.
After all, here was a young, dynamic winger who ended last season with an impressive haul of 17 goal involvements in 49 games for one of Germany's biggest clubs.
Moreover, with goals away against Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, the 21-year-old looked like the sort of fearless attacker the Blues needed in their squad.
Unfortunately, since arriving in West London, the Reading-born ace has looked a shadow of the player he was at Borussia Dortmund.
It's hard to pinpoint exactly why the youngster has been in such poor form, but when watching him, his ability to beat players on the ball has disappeared, as has his ability to make the right decision in dangerous areas.
Gittens' recent league form
Season
Appearances
Minutes
Goals
Assists
Goal Involvements per Match
Minutes per Goal Involvement
All Stats via Transfermarkt
This combination has seen him score just once and provide five assists in 20 appearances.
That might not sound too bad, but it's important to note that three of his goal involvements have come in the League Cup and the other three have come against Ajax, Burnley and Leeds United.
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The most worrying performance of his short Blues career came on Tuesday night, when, against League One Cardiff, he failed to create anything of note, ending the game without a successful dribble or shot on target.
In all, it's becoming increasingly difficult to argue with one analyst's claim that he's been a "pointless signing."
Gittens Cardiff vs Chelsea stats
However, and worryingly for Chelsea, there is another player they signed in the summer who has arguably been even more pointless.
The Chelsea signing more pointless than Gittens
Of all the signings Chelsea made in the summer, the one that is increasingly feeling the most pointless is Facundo Buonanotte.
Facundo Buonanotte
Now, to be clear, the youngster is a talented footballer and someone who could have a bright future ahead of him.
After all, he produced nine goal involvements in 35 appearances for Leicester City last season and has been described as having a "left foot made of gold" by talent scout Jacek Kulig.
However, he was signed on a season-long loan with no option or obligation to buy him at the end of the campaign, and, simply put, the few minutes he's getting would surely be better given to the club's many impressive academy talents.
Moreover, Ecuadorian wonderkid Kendry Paez was sent out on loan to Strasbourg in the summer, so why not just keep him and forget about bringing the Argentine in altogether?
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Furthermore, even when he's played for the team, he hasn't been all that impressive.
Yes, he did pick up an assist against Cardiff - only his second goal involvement in seven games for the club - but he was really relatively poor in the first half.
Facundo Buonanotte
For example, he failed in 66% of his dribbles, took just one shot on target, lost the ball 12 times, lost eight of 11 ground duels and was generally deserving of the 6/10 match rating football.london's Bobby Vincent gave him at full-time.
Ultimately, while Buonanotte is not a terrible player, bringing him in on loan with no option feels even more pointless today than it did in the summer, especially when some of Chelsea's best academy players surely could have done a job against third-tier Cardiff.
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