It seems abundantly clear that Todd Boehly hasn’t learned his lesson from last season, and his ego is already threatening to get in the way of Chelsea having a successful 2023/24 campaign.
The American owner splashed the cash on a multitude of players in the last couple of transfer windows, though that only appeared to lead to the Blues having a ridiculously top-heavy squad.
Resentment towards the managers for lack of playing time was always going to follow as a consequence, and it showed beyond any doubt whatsoever that, just because you have money to spend, doing so in the wrong way has a seriously negative impact.
Compare and contrast Chelsea’s dealings with those of Man City and Newcastle for example, and it’s like night and day.
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Mauricio Pochettino is unlikely to take too kindly to Boehly lording it over his Premier League opponents either, but that’s precisely what’s likely to happen if a move for Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior comes to fruition.
According to El Nacional, the Blues are willing to pay €150m for the Brazilian’s services, which works out at £129m.
That would completely obliterate the current British transfer record, held by Chelsea once they signed Argentinian World Cup winner, Enzo Fernandez, for a fee that Sky Sports reported to be £106.8m.
Though Vinicius scores goals – 24 (as well as 17 assists) according to WhoScored – he’s still not what would be termed a traditional English centre-forward.
If Chelsea are going to go down the latter route, then the Brazilian isn’t the answer.
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