Chelsea stars ‘taken aback’ by what Todd Boehly did with Mykhailo Mudryk and his entourage on day he signed

TODD BOEHLY reportedly left Chelsea stars stunned by interfering with their pre-match preparation on the day Mykailo Mudryk was unveiled.

The Ukrainian was a special guest for the 1-0 win over Crystal Palace in January.

Mudryk, 22, sat in a VIP box and was unveiled to the crowd at half-time following the confirmation of his £98million transfer.

Boehly also introduced the winger to his new team-mates by inviting him into the changing rooms ahead of kick-off, while the squad was going through their pre-match preparations.

But the Chelsea owner also allowed several of Mudryk’s entourage to join him, which shocked some players, according to the Daily Mail.

Boehly has taken it upon himself to enter the dressing room on multiple occasions this season, including at the end of the Brighton defeat where he is believed to have launched an hour-long rant.

The American also went into the changing room after Chelsea’s Champions League exit to Real Madrid.

He did not speak to the group collectively and only spent around ten minutes mingling with players, but there appears to be growing discontent amongst the squad.

Boehly faces huge dressing room unrest over plans to slash his Chelsea stars’ wages — because it does not apply to all the players.

Pay will be cut by 30 per cent to make up for missing out on next term’s money-spinning Champions League.

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But the penalty clause only applies to new signings and existing players such as Reece James who have agreed contract extensions since Boehly has been at the club.

A Blues source said: “You can imagine how that’s going down.

“Some of those players are going to take big hits in the pocket while the bloke playing alongside him isn’t.

“It’s hardly the best recipe for maintaining a dressing room that is already feeling the strain of results and so many managerial changes.

“Look at some of the faces on those Chelsea players during the game on Tuesday. They looked angry. You can see why.”

Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk