Todd Boehly’s spending at Chelsea has been extravagant, to say the least, but we have not seen the last of it just yet as GIVEMESPORT insider Dean Jones reveals in his latest column.

More than £500million has been splashed on transforming the squad yet to get to where they want to be there is a need to dip into those pockets again. Their planned search for a centre-forward is well documented but the level of that specific investment will impact the other areas they want to strengthen.

Chelsea still want another central midfield player and the situation in goal is also being seriously assessed. They also have to weigh up whether they want Joao Felix, who would cost a cool £125million. So how much can they afford to spend on a new front man?

Sources at Chelsea indicate that finding a reliable goalscorer in the No.9 role is one of the most difficult aspects of the next stage of building but that the plan is they will target someone with Champions League level quality. It is Victor Osimhen of Napoli that most clearly fits what they will be looking for, sources confirmed. He’s one of the most clinical and trustworthy strikers around and that means the level of purchase on him - if he is even attainable - will be significant.

Osimhen, 24, joined Napoli for €80million and since then has further established himself as one of the best front men in the game. He is the leading goalscorer in Italy, with Napoli on course to win Serie A and still in the Champions League. Napoli are in an unbelievably good position to fight for their man. Word out of the club is that the "deadly" marksman is not for sale at any price - yet we know the power of the Premier League, and Serie A struggles to compete in terms of finances and status.

If there is a breakthrough to be made, there is no doubt Napoli will be hiking up his price-tag - even more so thanks to the fact Manchester United are also keen. It brings the prospect of a bidding war, with expectations at the moment that his value by the end of this season will reach around £130million. Chelsea can have little surprise about that price point, given the outlay they just made on £106m Enzo Fernandez - a centre midfielder.

They are partly to blame for the inflated market and if they want a box-fresh Osimhen that is as good as you can get to a guaranteed goal source, it’s time to dig deep. So deep that they would be breaking the British transfer record…again.

There are ways Chelsea can try to open up for such an arrival and departures of Kai Havertz, Romelu Lukaku and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang could be key. Havertz is not a player Chelsea are keen to lose but there is an awareness that Bayern Munich could move for him in the summer. At the moment his strengths are not being utilised in Potter’s set-up and there is a growing feeling his head might be turned by such an opportunity back in his homeland. A Lukaku return is unlikely right now and there is very little doubt he wants to remain in Italy. The terms of him doing so are going to need negotiating at this stage but he most probably will not return to the Premier League either way.

As for Aubameyang, he has been linked to LAFC and has had an understanding of the fact his future is away from the club since the last window. In fairness to him, when training with the under-21s at the back end of last week his attitude was described as “fine”. He has a reputation that precedes him and while he has made a few questionable choices in his career, most people that have worked with him have largely good things to say. But he won’t be part of Chelsea’s future.

With a new striker incoming - and while they wait on Osimhen - the name of Dusan Vlahovic will be linked too - at least until such time as we understand what Juve’s future looks like. At the moment it’s fair to say things are in the balance. Chelsea of course have avenues of exploration around other talent, too, and Rafael Leao may yet come into clear sight.

Meanwhile, the club are simultaneously addressing their homegrown scene and securing the future identity of the squad. Part of this is retaining the services of two players already in the team. There had been suggestions in January that Mason Mount and Conor Gallagher do not feature in Chelsea’s plans but people close to the situation refute this. One source described how there was “no chance” Gallagher was going to be allowed to leave in the last transfer window and in terms of Mount’s contract situation another well-informed contact insisted an agreement should be “a matter of time”. Chelsea want Mount to stay but - amid interest from two other big Premier League clubs - must convince him fully that this is the place to remain.

His form has dropped but there is an argument this is down to the system. Chelsea have evidence of their faith in these players as Gallagher and Mount are among the most used under Potter so far. At a moment when Chelsea have been recruiting emerging talent it is understandable that it could be perceived the club do not trust their own young players, yet there is no doubt it remains very important that every match day squad includes players that have been developed at Cobham. That has been something they have worked hard on and the message out of the club is that it will not change.

It will cause some concern to some players within the youth set-up that the club are investing heavily in players they might be expected to compete with soon but there also remains a real focus on the fact that when Chelsea get to the place they really want to be in five years’ time, a new class of talent are being introduced to the senior set-up. There is much hope - particularly in the case of early-teen footballers at Chelsea - that they are on the right path. But they will continue to ensure they try to pick-up the best players around when it becomes available, too.

Beyond the playing staff, we should retain an awareness that every single area of the club is under scrutiny as they strive to become the cream of Europe. This week a story in The Telegraph described their move to bring in a mental skills coach and small things like this will be used to give them an edge. They are looking at updating their already impressive training base too and also the pitch at Stamford Bridge will be improved. Eventually the whole stadium is going to be redone. This is a club rebuild - in every sense.

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