Richard Masters said there were questions about whether the west London club could sell players in the summer transfer window after spending more than half a billion since last summer.
Chelsea chairman Todd Boehly will have to liquidate a number of players this summer.
Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has said that there are questions about whether Chelsea can sell some of their players in the summer transfer window after unprecedented spending in the previous two periods.
But Masters, who is speaking at the Financial Times Football Business Summit, believes it's too early to judge the new owner's recruitment campaign and it won't take another three years for real intentions to emerge. Theirs becomes clear.
Chelsea spent a record Ł320m in the January transfer window after committing more than Ł250m last summer with new president Todd Boehly targeting young players in some of the club's longest deals. club in Premier League history.
They will have to offload some members of a bloated team before the start of next season with questions about their ability to meet Financial Fair Play restrictions. Head coach Graham Potter still couldn't find the strongest squad and struggled to give all of his big players enough game time.
In January, they broke the UK transfer record to sign Argentine midfielder Enzo Fernandez for Ł107m and added untested Ukraine winger Mykhaylo Mudryk for 88. million pounds, in addition to a number of other long-term purchase contracts.
"I'm not here to defend," Masters said. “The new owners took over the club less than a year ago, they have two transfer windows, you have to evaluate the football club after three or four years.
"I would say they could have bought, perhaps a different transfer policy than the previous regime - younger players with a longer term contract for a lower salary - and obviously by the rules. In our case, it was a 12-month period trial, so the question is whether they will sell some of their players in the next window. Enzo Fernandez shows disappointing form on Sunday
Enzo Fernandez expressed disappointment on Sunday after Chelsea lost to neighbor Tottenham
"And I don't know the answer to that question - as I said, I'm not here to defend them, but you have to evaluate these things for a while."
Today (Thursday) marks the one year anniversary of Chelsea being put up for sale by Roman Abramovich. The club's off-field structure has been completely overhauled under the management of Boehly Group and Clearlake Capital and it announced on Tuesday that a Fan Advisory Council will be formed to ensure closer relationship between the hierarchy and its supporters.
But their performances on the field put pressure on Potter, who replaced the sacked Thomas Tuchel in the fall. Chelsea have only won 2 of the last 15 matches and are closer to the relegation group than 4th place in the rankings.
Potter has kept the owner's backing for now and for him to go, they will have to pay a record Ł50m compensation after signing a five-year contract.
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