Is it time to start giving 'disruptors' Chelsea some credit?

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US President Donald Trump watched Chelsea lift the Club World Cup this summer, the second trophy under their US-ownership Nizaar Kinsella BBC Sport football news reporter

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To understand what's going on at Stamford Bridge, you need to forget everything you instinctively know about football.

No club at the top level has ever attempted to rebuild in the way that Chelsea are since Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital's takeover of the club in May 2022.

Unprecedented 10-year contracts, nearly £900m spent on players aged 21 or younger and a bending of certain Premier League profit and sustainability rules (PSR) has allowed a total of £1.6bn to be paid in transfers fees acr

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