With the summer transfer window heading into its final days, there are no prizes for guessing which Premier League club has spent the most on new players.

For the third window in a row, Chelsea have blown their rivals out of the water, signing 12 new players – and counting – to add to the 19 that joined last season.

The unprecedented overhaul of the squad has raised eyebrows across Europe – with rivals keen to see how Chelsea plan on complying with Financial Fair Play rules – while the instability contributed to the downfalls of Thomas Tuchel, Graham Potter, and Frank Lampard.

Radical squad reshaping

But Mauricio Pochettino, the fifth head coach – including interim appointments – to have taken charge of Chelsea under Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali’s ownership, is taking the radical reshaping of his squad in his stride.

“That was the idea of Paul [Winstanley] and Laurence [Stewart], the sporting directors, and the club,” Pochettino told Sky Sports in an exclusive interview ahead of Chelsea’s home game against Luton, live on Friday Night Football.

“They presented the project of the club, with players in and players out. When I accepted, I accepted knowing what was going to happen in the squad.”

The average age of Chelsea’s squad has been dramatically lowered. None of their new recruits are over 25, while Thiago Silva, Ben Chilwell, and Raheem Sterling are the only outfield players aged 26 or above.

For Pochettino, there is no reason to be concerned amid a winless start. In fact, his belief in the potential of his players is unwavering.

“They are good feelings, but we cannot translate them into points,” he says. “We keep working, and the players are really committed to the way we want to play.

“It is a process. We need to wait, but for sure we are going to be really successful in the future.”