Chelsea owner Behdad Eghbali reveals significant shift in transfer strategy

SportFootballChelsea owner Behdad Eghbali reveals significant shift in transfer strategyChelsea have largely bought young talent since the Clearlake takeover in 2022, but co-owner Eghbali is now open to a change as the project evolvesJack Rathborn Friday 17 April 2026 09:09 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2959603","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-transfer-news-behdad-eghbali-liam-rosenior-b2959603.html","title":"Chelsea owner reveals significant shift in transfer strategy"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-4007","index":0}(Reuters)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Chelsea owner Behdad Eghbali has revealed how the club will drastically shift their transfer strategy after growing dissent among supporters.The Blues are currently in a battle to qualify...