Some Chelsea signings are having seconds thoughts about having committed to such lengthy contracts with the struggling west London club, according to reports.
The Blues have endured a miserable campaign and have now slipped to 12th place in the Premier League table, while they are virtually certain to miss out on a place in European competition.
Four different coaches have been in the hotseat this season - Thomas Tuchel, Graham Potter, Bruno Saltor and Frank Lampard - and they have netted just 30 times in 32 matches, the fourth-lowest scorers in the division.
In better news, the club appear to be on the verge of announcing Mauricio Pochettino as their new manager, with the ownership meeting in Los Angeles to confirm the appointment.
One of the Argentine's most pressing issues is reinvigorating a squad who are starting to become a little disillusioned with life at the club.
According to The Athletic, a number of Chelsea's new signings are 'already starting to express regret' at having signed such long deals and the project that was sold to them is starting to look like a pipedream.
Chelsea's new owners decided to hand their signings massive contracts in order to amortise the transfer fees over a longer period and skirt around Financial Fair Play rules.
Premier League record signing Enzo Fernandez, for example, signed a contract until 2031 which means his £106.8m fee is spread out over eight-and-a-half years - which goes down as around £12.5m a season.
The new additions are believed to be on smaller salaries as well - with the trade-off being the increased security of long-term deals - and will be hit by 30% reductions as a result of the failure to qualify for the Champions League.
That has all led to several new additions starting to question their decision to tie themselves down to Chelsea for so many years, particularly with many only on the fringes of the squad.
In addition to Fernandez, Benoit Badiashile and Mykhaylo Mudryk both signed eight-and-a-half year deals - though the former was not even registered in the Champions League squad.
Wesley Fofana, David Datro Fofana, Marc Cucurella, Noni Madueke, Malo Gusto and Carney Chukwuemeka all also signed long-term deals in excess of six years - many of which are thought to include options to extend for a further season.
Interestingly, UEFA have decided to close the loophole Chelsea have used to their advantage and are set to limit contracts to no more than five years from this summer onwards, though the current, pre-existing deals will be unaffected.
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