Have Chelsea Spent Too Much Money?

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In the last two transfer windows, Chelsea have spent a total of €611.5 million, comfortably the biggest spenders in European football.

But they have no guarantee of success, and at the moment no guarantee of European football next season.

So how have they managed to justify this spend? Well, with the help of two types of accountancy practices; amortization and impairment.

Abhishek Raj explains what these terms are, and how they apply to Chelsea. Henry Cooke illustrates.

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