Gary Neville has expressed his scepticism at Chelsea's policy of awarding long contracts to new signings - saying the club's owners could either be 'the smartest people in the room or pretty stupid.'
Chelsea owner Todd Boehly splashed out £323million on eight players - described as 'staggering' by Neville - during the January window, putting some on contracts of seven years or more to circumvent Financial Fair Play rules.
British record £107m signing Enzo Fernandez was given an eight-and-a-half year contract, likewise Mykhailo Mudryk, while Benoit Badiashile signed a seven-and-a-half year deal.