It's fair to say that since the takeover of Chelsea was completed back in 2022, a lot of questions have been asked about transfers and the general area of recruitment around the club.

In the two seasons which followed, the Blues managed to spend around a billion pounds on new players, which included breaking the British transfer record in back-to-back windows with the January arrival of Enzo Fernandez and the summer signing of Moises Caicedo.

Things have calmed down somewhat since the Ecuador international's arrival, though they still spent more than £200million in the summer on a mixture of ready-made first-team players and moves for potential stars of the future. The likes of Pedro Neto and Joao Felix are among the former, with Aaron Anselmino and Mike Penders in the latter camp.

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Crucially, the Blues have continued to balance these incoming players by sending a steady stream of academy graduates and others out of the exit door, bringing in a lot of money to balance the books. Conor Gallagher, Ian Maatsen and Lewis Hall were all high-profile moves which have helped Chelsea stay onside when it comes to the Premier League's Profit and Sustainability Rules.

But the latest decisions in regards to transfers seem to be providing more questions than answers when it comes to Chelsea's planning and long-term strategies. football.london understands Renato Veiga will be allowed to leave the club this month, while Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall is strongly linked with an exit just six months after both arrived on permanent deals worth a combined £42million.

It's fair to say that Veiga was viewed as a young star with potential to improve in the future, but has decided he wants to leave the club, with the Blues willing to allow a permanent exit rather than sanction a loan move for the 21-year-old. And they will only do so if they receive offers of over £20million - what would represent a decent return after his arrival for just under £12million.

But Chelsea are only a year on from serious questions about their left-back position; they were on the verge of allowing Marc Cucurella to join Manchester United on loan this time last year, with Levi Colwill filling in on the left and Maatsen and Hall having departed on loan - with each going on to leave permanently. Veiga's arrival was at least supposed to shore things up for a while; the fact that he apparently sees himself as more of a centre-back and wants to leave is quite damning in terms of profiling for the squad.

Dewsbury-Hall arrived at Stamford Bridge with Enzo Maresca from Leicester following their promotion to the Premier League, with the Blues paying £30million to bring the midfielder to west London. At the age of 25 when signed, he was surely seen by the club - or at least the manager - as an important part of the squad.

But just six months and 15 appearances later (only five of which have come in the Premier League) and it's clear that he is allowed to leave - whether that's on loan or on a permanent deal.

A lot can be said about the way Chelsea's sporting directors have shaped the squad, but these two deals in particular do not paint the long-term planning in a good light. Yes, things happen - perhaps players don't adapt to their new surroundings - but a £30million signing being available (with fairly few suitors) after just six months can only be seen as a failing from above.