Armando Broja's move to Burnley means Chelsea has made more than £250 million (just over $336.2 million) in sales on players from their academy in just three years, Report informs via BBC.
Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital, influenced by the pressure of the Premier League's profit and sustainability rules (PSR), have accelerated a strategy that began under their predecessor as owner, Roman Abramovich.
In this case, Broja's departure to Burnley is worth up to £20 million if all add-ons are met, taking the potential total banked from academy player sales this summer to £41.2 million.
The £41.2 million slice of incoming funds is part of the £225.5 million raised from player sales this summer alone.
Defender Bashir Humphreys also moved to Turf Moor for £14.7 million, while Ishe Samuels-Smith moved to Strasbourg for £6.5 million this summer.
Further sales are possible, with forward Tyrique George and England international Trevoh Chalobah not ruled out. Josh Acheampong has also attracted interest from Bournemouth but is considered not for sale unless a substantial offer is made.
But because academy players count as 'pure profit' in the club's accounts, their departures have provided Chelsea with greater financial flexibility - helping fund £250 million in new signings, with transfer fees amortized over the five-year span of long-term contracts.
Sales of Noni Madueke, Djordje Petrovic, and others have boosted Chelsea's bottom line, with the club set to surpass £300 million on incomings this summer.
Like all clubs, Chelsea is subject to a three-year monitoring period under Premier League and UEFA financial regulations. Conveniently for the current ownership, that period now fully covers the era under the US-led consortium.
Key sales of academy graduates, including Mason Mount (£55 million to Manchester United), Ian Maatsen (£37.5 million to Aston Villa), Conor Gallagher (£34 million to Atletico Madrid), and Lewis Hall (£28 million to Newcastle) have been crucial to Chelsea's compliance with financial rules.
In total, the club has generated £251.2 million from academy player sales over the past three seasons - a sum that, under PSR accounting, offsets as much as £1.25 billion in spending on new signings.
However, even that has not been enough to keep Chelsea compliant with the rules without the sale of two hotels and the women's team to a parent company for a combined £276.6 million.
They were moves that satisfied the Premier League but were rejected by UEFA's stricter financial rules.
As a result, Chelsea was fined £26.7 million by Europe's football governing body, a penalty that could rise to £51.2 million if the club fails to align with its regulations in the coming seasons.