Yep, I suppose that's true of most clubs nowadays actually. I think what frustrates so much at our place is just how avoidable so much of the internal drama is. Conte apparently is baffled how this seemingly random woman with no footballing background is literally running one of the biggest clubs in the world. If anyone has earned the right for a bit of control over players coming in and out of the club, it's him after the job he did last season.
That's what scares me most about the club spending money to bring in someone like Barkley whilst getting rid of players who are at similar stages of their development as he is. It’s footballing decisions being made by non-footballing people.