Chelsea can now turn their full attention for preparations ahead of next season after going out of the Champions League at the round of 16 stage.
The Blues were unable to complete an unlikely turnaround against Bayern Munich on Saturday night after going into the second leg of the tie 3-0 down from the first leg.
A brace from Robert Lewandowski and goals from Ivan Perisic and Corentin Tolisso gave the German Champions a 7-1 aggregate win over Frank Lampard’s side, with Tammy Abraham netting the Blues’ only goal in the tie.
Although the competition ended in a disappointing way for Chelsea, it has still bought some benefits for the Blues, especially with the transfer window now open.
Lampard has already made some transfer moves this summer with both Hakim Ziyech and Timo Werner arriving at Stamford Bridge, but Chelsea are not done there.
Transfer chief Marina Granovskaia is working hard to complete more deals, including bringing Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Kai Havertz to the club.
As reported by football.london , the Blues are in talks with the German side over a possible transfer for the player.
One stumbling block to a transfer could be the fee that Leverkusen are demanding for Havertz, with the Bundesliga club said to be looking for a fee in the region of £90m.
The Champions League could give Chelsea some extra funds to be able to complete a transfer.
As reported by Swiss Ramble , Chelsea have earned €81 million (£72.9m) from their participation in the competition this season, with the money from the participation fee, prize money, UEFA coefficient money and the TV pool.
The money will be significantly more than the club earned from their participation in the Europa League last season.
And the extra income may just have a positive impact on the club’s pursuit of their transfer targets, including Kai Havertz.
