Powderfinger
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They also have the best academy by a mile.
They sold Abraham, Tomori, Zouma and Guehi for £120m last summer and they could easily raise another £100m+ selling Gallagher, Broja, Colwill and Hudson-Odoi.
They also have a ton of England youth internationals they will be able to sell in the next few years.
They had the best academy for a long time due to Roman’s farsighted and huge early investments in that area. Other clubs have now caught up by making the same kinds of investments. It’s just that there is a big lag because a 22-year-old today probably made a choice about which academy to join around 2008-2012. But those golden years when Chelsea scooped up all the best young talent in southern England are long gone.