How many of Chelsea's 30 signings under Todd Boehly have been a success?
Gary Neville delivered the soundbite of the Carabao Cup final - and probably the whole season - when he labelled Chelsea the 'blue billion pound bottle jobs.'
It came as Mauricio Pochettino's expensively-assembled side lost in extra time to an injury-ravaged Liverpool side fielding several youngsters.
Given the strength of the respective line-ups, Chelsea should have claimed Pochettino's first trophy in English football - but 'Klopp's kids', as Neville described them, won the day.
It means questions are being asked once again about Chelsea's extraordinary spending since Todd Boehly took over as their owner.
The American businessman has splashed out over £1billion on new players in just three transfer windows on 30 players and yet Chelsea don't seem to have moved forwards at all.
As we will see here, it's difficult to argue that any more than a mere handful of those signings have proved successful so far.
Raheem Sterling (Manchester City, £47.5m) - The England winger continues to be a lightning rod for criticism despite decent returns of eight goals and eight assists this season. His performance levels fluctuate - on good days he seems to win every one-on-one and finishes clinically, on the bad days - like in Sunday's final - he is largely ineffective. JURY'S OUT
Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli, £33m) - Regarded as one of Europe's top defenders when he arrived on a four-year deal in July 2022, Koulibaly was just lost to the Chelsea player churn. Despite featuring regularly, the allure of Saudi Arabian money was too tempting and he left for Al-Hilal last summer. 'I prefer a place where I am wanted and at the centre of the project,' was his parting shot. MISS
Omari Hutchinson (Arsenal, free) - The 20-year-old was always going to be one
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