A former Chelsea player believes the way the club is currently being run is a 'disgrace'.
A consortium fronted by Todd Boehly completed a takeover of the club from Roman Abramovich in 2022, and the Blues have since spent in excess of £1bn on transfers.
But results on the pitch have gone backwards, with Chelsea finishing comfortably outside the top four in each of their last two campaigns. They have also been through six different managers - including interim appointments - during this period, with Enzo Maresca the latest man charged with turning the club's fortunes around.
Frank Leboeuf, who played for Chelsea between 1996 and 2001, is deeply concerned with what he is seeing at the club, and does not expect Maresca to improve matters any time soon.
'Some fans think Chelsea can just start from scratch next season, but it won’t really be starting from scratch after spending a billion pounds,' he told Instant Casino.
Ex-Chelsea star Frank Leboeuf (pictured) has hit out at how his former club is being run
'The club can do whatever they want with their money but as a former player, I think it’s kind of a disgrace to see what we are seeing.'
Chelsea have largely focused on recruiting young players with Boehly at the helm, splashing the cash on numerous teenagers as well as exciting prospects in their early 20s such as Enzo Fernandez, Moises Caicedo and Mykhailo Mudryk.
But Lebouef feels this transfer strategy is a mistake, and is adamant that Chelsea will have no chance of winning the Premier League unless they start to bring in more experienced stars.
He continued: 'The talent is there in the squad but you don’t have many leaders or players you can rely on, that’s the biggest problem Enzo Maresca has.
'It’s possible that Chelsea can win a cup, like the FA Cup this season potentially, but never the Premier League. No way.
'If they keep going the way they’re going then they will never win a Premier League title again, they need experience. It just won’t work.
'When I arrived at the club they had been waiting 26 years for a trophy and that only came to an end when experienced winners arrived.'
Chelsea failed to win either of their opening two pre-season matches under Maresca as they were held to a 2-2 draw by Wrexham before losing 4-1 against Celtic.
However, they finally got a victory on the board against Club America on Wednesday as they cruised to a 3-0 win.
They still have three more pre-season matches for Maresca to try to get his side into shape against Manchester City, Real Madrid and Inter Milan, before they host City in their opening Premier League match on August 18.