Chelsea are a long way off becoming Premier League and Champions League challengers, but not in the eyes of their owners who have set high targets.
Liam Rosenior has done well as Chelsea boss, but the best that the Blues can hope for this season is to secure a spot in the Champions League for next season.
The top five places should get a Champions League spot for next season. However, that isn’t guaranteed given the competition involving Man United, Liverpool and Aston Villa right now.
And given the 5-2 loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of the Round of 16 tie, it doesn’t look as if winning the Champions League is likely this season.
Regardless of this, the Chelsea owners still have their sights set on their long-term goal, rather than the short-term at Stamford Bridge.
The Chelsea owners predict it will take three years to win the Premier League and the Champions League
According to Sky Sports reporter Kaveh Solhekol, BlueCo are of the belief that they are building the foundations with a young squad to make a real challenge over the next few years.
“I don’t think they [Chelsea owners] themselves feel like they’re under any pressure at all. They’ve got this sort of long term plan, which is to win the title and also win the Champions League with Chelsea, and they think it’s going to take a few years.
“It’s not going to happen instantly, which is why they’ve been signing young players who are going to develop, but that is the goal, and they’re convinced that they’re going to get there, but it’s not going to happen overnight.
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“Now, I think the problem they have is that a lot of Chelsea supporters are used to having instant success. Some Chelsea supporters are not going to be patient. They are used to having the best players, signing the best players in the world, having the best managers in the world.
“And effectively, what the owners are saying to them is, this is a new way of doing things, and you just have to trust us that we are going to get it right, and we’ve got to move away from the model of having somebody like Roman Abramovich putting money into the club because of the financial regulations. You can’t do that anymore.”
Chelsea’s requirements in order to lift any major silverware
To reclaim the Premier League and Champions League titles, Chelsea must prioritise stability and the integration of their Project 2030 wonderkids.
Following the appointment of Liam Rosenior on a long-term deal, the club has signaled a shift toward coaching continuity over the revolving door culture of the past. The roadmap depends on converting high-ceiling potential into world-class players, particularly for young stars like Estevao Willian and Kendry Paez, while leaning on the renewed leadership of veterans like Reece James.
Strategically, the hierarchy must navigate looming financial regulations by shifting from volume recruitment to instead targeting two or three world-class additions in 2027.
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