They have certainly made their fair share of mistakes in the transfer market, but Chelsea have built a sensational squad over the last few years.
The likes of Cole Palmer, Moises Caicedo and Marc Cucurella, for example, would surely get into any team in the Premier League.
However, there are certainly still weaknesses in Enzo Maresca's squad, with the left wing being one of them, as neither Jamie Gittens nor Alejandro Garnacho has impressed all that much this year.
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Fortunately, Chelsea may soon have the perfect solution to that problem in a young superstar in the making who could be their own Antoine Semenyo.
Why Chelsea missed out on Semenyo
One of the stars of the Premier League season so far has undoubtedly been Bournemouth's Semenyo.
The Ghanaian international has played like a man possessed and, in just 17 games across all competitions, totalling 1485 minutes, has already racked up eight goals and three assists.
That comes out to a stellar average of a goal involvement every 1.54 games, or every 135 minutes, which more than explains why so many of the 'big six' have been interested in signing him.
Chelsea were reportedly among the interested parties, with stories earlier this week claiming they had already enquired about a potential deal.
However, on Tuesday, it was revealed that the club had decided to step away from the race for the 25-year-old's signature, and then later that evening, it was reported that he had agreed personal terms with Manchester City.
Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo celebrates scoring their first goal
Losing out on a player as talented as Semenyo is never a good thing, but Chelsea fans shouldn't be too upset, as they've already got their own version of the Cherries ace.
Chelsea's answer to Semenyo
Chelsea have made a habit of signing some of the most exciting young talents from around football in recent years, and one of the most promising is undoubtedly Geovany Quenda.
Sporting CP's Geovany Quenda
The Blues paid a whopping £44m for the Sporting CP star in March of this year with the intention of integrating him into the first team ahead of next season.
The up-and-coming Portuguese star has had an incredible campaign with the Lisbon side so far this year and is the player who could become Maresca's own Semenyo.
The first reason for this is that, like the Bournemouth star, he is positively versatile.
Sure, the 18-year-old could come in and provide more competition on the right, but like the Cherries ace, he'd surely make far more of an impact playing off the left.
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Speaking of making an impact, the second reason he could be the Blues' version of the 25-year-old is that he's turning into an output machine.
For example, in just 22 first-team appearances, totalling 1273 minutes, he has scored five goals and provided eight assists.
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Sporting CP's Geovany Quenda in action
In other words, he is currently averaging a goal involvement every 1.69 games, or more crucially, every 97.92 minutes.
Finally, like the soon-to-be City star, the youngster has also shown he's got the mentality to play at the top level, producing four of those goal involvements in the Champions League and, in the words of one content creator, showing "mentality just like Estêvão."
Ultimately, signing Semenyo would've been great for Chelsea, but with Quenda developing in the way he is, it's not a signing the club had to make.
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