Football Executive Humphrey Ker has revealed why Chelsea owners, Todd Boehly and co, are a constant presence in the club’s changing room. This is following questions over whether Boehly and the other owners of the club should be in the dressing room. The club’s executive director Ker said that Wrexham’s co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are “never out of the dressing room.” According to him, this is because the new owners have decided to do things differently from what was the case during the time of Roman Abramovich. “We…
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You’re embarrassing, I spent £600m to win – Todd Boehly slams Chelsea players
Chelsea co-owner, Todd Boehly confronted the players in the dressing room following a 2-1 defeat to Brighton last Saturday. Boehly labelled their season as “embarrassing”, according to the UK Telegraph. The loss to the Seagulls was the Blues’ third defeat on the bounce since Frank Lampard came in as caretaker manager. After the game, Boehly decided to go into the dressing room to speak with the players along with co-owner Behdad Eghbali and Hansjorg Wyss. After waiting for Lampard to finish his post-match speech, Boehly took over and told the…
Read MoreTodd Boehly laments over internal Chelsea investigation
It is no surprise to learn that new Chelsea owner Todd Boehly has been astonished by the club’s underperformance in the commercial department. That is the view of finance expert Doctor Dan Plumley, speaking exclusively to Football Insider about how standards seemed to have slipped in the Roman Abramovich. The Russian oligarch had been in control at Stamford Bridge for almost two decades before he was forced to relinquish his stake in the wake of UK government sanctions relating to his links to Vladimir Putin. Chelsea became one of the…
Read MoreTodd Boehly to breaks bank to sign world-class striker to solve Chelsea attacking problem
Chelsea are ready to make a move for Benfica forward Diego Moreira as Todd Boehly looks to make the most of Jorge Mendes’ influence. Since taking over as the owner of Chelsea, Boehly has looked to sign young talent from across the globe, including Carney Chukwuemeka, Cesare Casadei and Omari Hutchinson. Fabrizio Romano also confirmed to CaughtOffside via his Substack column that Palmeiras youngster Endrick was a target, but it now appears Real Madrid have won the race. It’s clear that Boehly has a strategy to target up-and-coming talent for the…
Read MoreBoehly to sign £130m England midfielder for Chelsea to replace N’Golo Kante
Chelsea has joined the race to sign Borussia Dortmund’s Jude Bellingham, according to The Telegraph. Bellingham is one of Europe’s hottest properties and will be the subject of a tug of war next summer. The likes of Liverpool, Manchester City and Real Madrid are all believed to be keen on the 19-year-old. Bellingham’s stock could rise further at the 2022 World Cup, where he is expected to form a key part of England’s midfield. The player is valued at around £130 million by Dortmund, who will be keen on…
Read MoreTodd Boehly sack Chelsea long-serving staff
Chelsea owner, Boehly fires Stamford Bridge’s long-serving staff, Thierry Laurent. Chelsea’s new owners, led by Todd Boehly have sacked their long-serving head physiotherapist, Thierry Laurent. The physiotherapist joined the club’s senior players in 2005 and was elevated to his current position as a head physio in 2014. Laurent contributed significantly behind the scenes to the club’s Champions League and Premier League championship victories during his seventeen years of service. According to The Daily Mail, Laurent was fired during the international break. On Tuesday, he was only informed of his dismissal during a “short zoom call.” The news comes after Stamford Bridge’s medical director, Dr. Paco Biosca, announced…
Read MoreChelsea Women win first league game under Todd Boehly
Chelsea lost 2-1 to Liverpool in their first game of the Women’s Super League season Chelsea bounced back from their opening-day defeat with victory over rivals Manchester City, who remain winless this season. Fran Kirby poked home Guro Reiten’s low cross after a pacey Chelsea counter-attack to open the scoring, much to the delight of a packed Kingsmeadow. City had the better of the defending champions for large spells but some sloppy defending let them down. Maren Mjelde’s powerful spot-kick after a handball delivered the final blow. England midfielder Kirby…
Read MoreTodd Boehly plans to rename Chelsea would be beginning of new era
The Chelsea co-owners led by Todd Bohely are planning to re-name the club from Chelsea to London Cow Boys. The new decision haven’t been confirmed by the owners but various reports in the media spaces suggest the renaming of the club is the major plan of the new owners. Since Roman Abramovich sold the club to the American Consortium, There have been numerous changes at the club which include the dismissals of Marina Granovskaia, Bruce Buck, Petr Cech and Thomas Tuchel. The American billionaire Todd Boehly and…
Read MoreMan City boss, Pep Guardiola backs Jurgen Klopp’s comments on Todd Boehly admission
Pep Guardiola was not in the mood to weigh in on the concept of a North vs. South All-Star game involving Premier League teams, but he did inquire as to when such a game could be crammed into football’s overflowing schedule. Todd Boehly, owner of Chelsea, made headlines this week by speculating as to why the Premier League does not host an All-Star game and asserting that English football may benefit from American sports. “Ultimately I hope the Premier League takes a little bit of a lesson from American…
Read MoreTodd Boehly receives backlash over Mo Salah comments
The director of Mohamed Salah’s first club in Egypt, Al Mokawloon, has criticized Todd Boehly, a co-owner of Chelsea, for stating the striker came via the club’s academy. After spending four years in the club’s youth between 2006 and 2010, Salah started his career with Mokawloon. Before transferring to Basel in 2012, the Egyptian forward played 38 league games for the team, scoring 11 goals. As a 21-year-old, it was his performance at the Swiss club that led to his 2014 transfer to Chelsea. Mohamed Adel Fathi, the director of…
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