Not talking about clubs that Chelsea wouldn't have sold too mate, because ultimately they by the nature of that wouldn't be in competition for the player, I'm talking more a player we have beaten out a team to sign.
besides the likes of West Broms etc - we haven't signed anyone who had a 'better option' available to them.
That needs to change - even if it means breaking wage structure or paying over the odds, else we feed from scraps to all intents, just at the top of the rest of the league pecking order wise (at best)
Rumour as it that Barca where after Kone and Alcaraz but we won the deal, that's a 2-4-1 right there