The domestic seasons around Europe come to a close this weekend, save for some promotion and relegation playoffs, and with that comes the next matter of business: transfer season.
This summer's transfer market is shaping up to be one of the more intriguing ones in some time due to the volume of high-end, brand-name talent that could be on the move. The one wild card that remains is spending power. The pandemic's impact on clubs' bottom lines and budgets remains an issue for the vast majority of clubs—but not all. Chelsea's $300 million spending spree last summer was testament to that.