Missed amid the focus on Chelsea selling their women’s team to a sister company for a tidy £198.7million profit in their financial accounts was the stark decrease in wages.
For the year ending June 2023, it stood at £352.4m. For June 2024, it was £294.6m.
Chelsea have a salary structure to which they want to adhere while remaining competitive, based on a low base by Premier League standards with big incentives built in.
If you perform to your potential, you get your bumps. If you do not, you receive the bottom line.