Chelsea’s summer sales have been praised by pundit Paul Merson, who couldn’t believe some of the value they got.If you enjoy CaughtOffside coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content.Paul Merson is on Sky Sports’s Soccer Saturday panel, and as usual before the 3pm kick offs they had a look at the big picture in the league after the week where the transfer window closed.Merson had particular praise for Chelsea, who had another incredibly busy summer. They spent around £300m and received about £500m once Enzo Fernandez’s deadline day deal was done.The former Arsenal defender was shocked by how well the Blues had done in the market, in particular with the price they got selling some of their unwanted players.Merson hails Chelsea sales as Blues rake in half a billionChelsea sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart.“I like the players they brought in, and players they got rid of. And for the money they got rid of them, they should be knighted. They’ve pulled up trees,” Merson said of the Blues’ sporting directors.“The money they brought in and turned around for players that never done anything really at the club and failed quite miserably, they’ve got rid of them for more of a profit. I think they’ve done absolutely amazing.”Chelsea fans have been calling for a lot of things for their sporting directors in recent years – knighthoods certainly weren’t among them. But there’s no doubt that this summer has seen some much more sensible decision making and some superb sales, taking advantage of the ever growing transfer bubble in the Premier League.You can see Merson speaking in the clip embedded here:"The money Chelsea got for the players they got rid of, they should be knighted."Paul Merson and Kris Boyd dissect Chelsea's summer transfer window ? pic.twitter.com/g7W0J4bAru— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) September 5, 2026The post “They should be knighted” – Sky pundit’s opinion on Chelsea’s transfers would have amazed fans a year ago appeared first on CaughtOffside.