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      Top 10 most overvalued summer transfers revealed with Man Utd, Arsenal and Chelsea all losing millions

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      THE top ten most overvalued transfers have been revealed and it is not good reading for Premier League clubs.Experts at Spin Genie UK have crunched the numbers to work out which clubs around the world spent too heavily during the summer window.
      Chelsea supposedly overpaid for Moises CaicedoCredit: Alamy
      Man Utd forked out £72m on Rasmus HojlundCredit: Getty
      They have compared the amount the buying club paid to their market value at the time of the move.
      Chelsea signed Brighton star Moises Caicedo for a staggering £115million as they smashed the British transfer record.
      The Blues beat Liverpool to bring in the midfielder and handed him an eight-year deal at Stamford Bridge.
      However, the study claims that Chelsea overpaid by a huge £50m.
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      They believe he is worth just £64m.
      Saudi Arabian clubs also splashed the cash this summer, especially Al-Hilal, who overpaid by £26m each in the deals for Malcolm and Neymar.
      The top ten additionally shows Manchester United overspent in their moves for Rasmus Hojlund and Andre Onana.
      Erik ten Hag signed the Danish striker for a whopping £72m from Italian side Atalanta despite his inexperience, with him having only scored 27 goals in his club career.
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      Numbers from Spin Genie UK
      The statisticians think United paid £26m too much for Hojlund and £15m for goalkeeper Onana.
      Arsenal bolstered their squad by spending over £210m to sign Declan Rice, Kai Havertz and Jurrien Timber.
      The Gunners’ £105m deal for the ex-West Ham captain was £23m too high compared to his market value and Chelsea pocketed £17m more than they should have for Havertz.
      RB Leipzig were the big winners of the summer window despite losing key players Dominik Szoboszlai and Josko Gvardiol to Liverpool and Man City respectively.
      The German side received a combined £30m more than expected for the duo.
      And another transfer that was overvalued saw Matheus Cunha making his initial loan move from Atletico Madrid to Wolves permanent. More

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      How sold and forgotten Chelsea stars could fill ENTIRE Champions League squad this season – and have pick of managers

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      TODD BOEHLY’S Chelsea have been the Premier League’s big spenders since his takeover in May last year.If the £45million transfer of Cole Palmer goes through they will have spent over £1billion in transfer fees during Boehly’s ownership.
      De Bruyne is one of the 28 ex-Chelsea players playing in the Champions League this seasonCredit: Getty
      Mason Mount is one of the many Chelsea academy players to have flown the nest and play for a Champions League sideCredit: Reuters
      But part of his aggressive transfer strategy has seen Chelsea shed a number of players from the old regime.
      This summer alone, 21 players have left Chelsea either permanently or on loan, including a number of former regular starters in the form of Kai Havertz, Mason Mount and Mateo Kovacic.
      That means the sight of a former Chelsea player popping up for a team in Europe has become commonplace.
      A remarkable 28 ex-Chelsea players are plying their trade for teams in the Champions League this season with a further three ex-Chelsea managers calling the shots at clubs in Europe’s elite competition.
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      Not all of these players left under the Boehly regime, but the number of players still playing at Europe’s highest level is testament to the club’s high turnover.
      Chelsea don’t have to look too far from home to be reminded of former Blues now playing in the Champions League, with a number of their players playing for fellow Premier League teams.
      Manchester City have Kevin De Bruyne, Nathan Ake and the aforementioned Kovacic all plying their trade for them.
      Arsenal’s squad contains Jorginho, who joined the club last January, Havertz and former Cobham academy player Declan Rice.
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      Newcastle took Lewis Hall on loan from Chelsea last week, and also snapped up Tino Livramento from Southampton in a £30m deal – who is another product of the Chelsea academy.
      The Magpies have been drawn in the same Champions League group as AC Milan who have FOUR ex-Chelsea players: Olivier Giroud, Fikayo Tomori, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Christian Pulisic.
      Manchester United added Mount to their ranks this summer in a £65m deal, the only player to up their Chelsea quota.
      If all of Chelsea’s ex-players were to link up in a hypothetical squad, they would be spoilt for choice for ex-Chelsea managers to take charge of them.
      Maurizio Sarri currently manages Lazio, Thomas Tuchel is in charge at Bayern and Carlo Ancelotti is still head honcho at Real Madrid, where he manages Thibaut Courtois and Antonio Rudiger.
      The full list of ex-Chelsea players featuring in the Champions League this year is as follows:

      Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City)
      Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
      Nathan Ake  (Manchester City)
      Kai Havertz (Arsenal)
      Jorginho (Arsenal)
      Declan Rice (Arsenal)
      Mason Mount (Manchester United)
      Oriol Romeu (Barcelona)
      Marcus Alonso (Barcelona)
      Andreas Christensen (Barcelona)
      Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid)
      Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid)
      Kepa (Loan – Real Madrid)
      Alvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid)
      Cesar Azpilicueta (Atletico Madrid)
      Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan)
      Christian Pulisic (AC Milan)
      Olivier Giroud (AC Milan)
      Ruben Loftus Cheek (AC Milan)
      Timo Werner (RB Leipzig)
      Pedro (Lazio)
      Juan Cuadrado (Inter Milan)
      Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Dortmund)
      Joao Felix (Atletico Madrid)
      Patrick Van Aanholt (PSV)
      Tino Livramento (Newcastle)
      Lewis Hall (Newcastle)
      David Datro Fofana (Union Berlin) More

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      Nottingham Forest could be charged by the FA after two away fans were arrested over ‘Chelsea Rent Boy’ chants

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      NOTTINGHAM Forest could be charged by the FA after two away fans were arrested over “Chelsea Rent Boy” chants.New regulations introduced earlier this year mean clubs whose fans use the offensive term can be punished.
      Two Nottingham Forest supporters were arrested at Stamford BridgeCredit: Rex
      The unsavoury chants saw two Forest supporters arrested at Stamford Bridge Saturday afternoon.
      They were ejected from the Chelsea ground before being taken away by officers from Nottinghamshire Police, according to MailOnline.
      The FA introduced new regulations earlier this year enabling them to charge clubs whose fans use the offensive term “rent boy”.
      It comes as the CPS decided to classify use of the phrase – which is a breach of FA rule E21 – as a hate crime.
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      The Crown Prosecution Service have previously said those who use the words are liable to face prosecution.
      Chelsea fans are also understood to have complained to security staff about other incidents. 
      FA charges do not automatically follow in such cases, which can be left to the clubs involved and police to resolve.
      However, the previous use of the term by Forest fans at a match against Chelsea on New Year’s Day may count against them.
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      Wolves became the first club to be punished by the FA for homophobic chanting in July when they were given a £100,000 fine.
      The Prem outfit were hit by the fine after their “inadequate response” to rent boy chants during their Premier League game against Cheslea in April. 
      The FA will wait until they have received reports from cops before deciding whether to take formal disciplinary action against Forest.
      Chelsea chairman Todd Boehly has overseen a £1billion splurge on new players since taking over the club last May.
      But the Blues were downed by Elanga who scored his first goal for Forest since making a £15million move from Manchester United in July.
      Chants were aimed at Chelsea players at multiple grounds last season – both in the Premier League and FA Cup. More

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      Chelsea player ratings: Caicedo sloppy and new signing misses sitter but storming display from Chilwell in Forest loss

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      CHELSEA slumped to a shock home loss to Nottingham Forest. Ex-Manchester United star Anthony Elanga’s second-half winner was enough to separate the sides.
      Chelea slumped to a shock loss to Nottingham ForestCredit: Reuters
      And despite knocking on the door, Chelsea failed to get back on level terms.
      Here is how Jordan Davies rated the Blues’ players from Stamford Bridge.
      ROBERT SANCHEZ – 6
      Nothing to do in the first half. Yet to be seen whether he is good enough on the ball out from the back after a few nervy moments holding onto possession for far too long. Not a lot he could do for the goal.
      AXEL DISASI – 6
      Pochettino spent most of the first period screaming at him for his poor distribution to his nearest full-back. Nevertheless, he looked solid whenever called into action.
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      THIAGO SILVA – 7
      Allowed the through ball to slide between his legs as Elanga grabbed the opener, but can hardly be blamed. Attempted to push Chelsea higher up throughout and nullified several Forest attacks.
      LEVI COLWILL – 6
      Could not get back into his position in time to stop Forest taking the lead. Looks to still be adapting to playing on the left of Chelsea’s back three.
      Malo Gusto is improving massively with every outingCredit: Reuters
      MALO GUSTO – 7
      Improves massively with every outing. Showed great pace and strength to deal with Forest on the counter and linked up well with Sterling down the right. Failed to reproduce that when Sterling switched flanks after the break.
      MOISES CAICEDO – 5
      Produced glimpses of the dirty work that will have pleased boss Pochettino, but on the ball the Ecuadorian was sloppy, and was at fault for Forest’s opener after the break. For the talent he is, let’s say this was a bad day at the office.
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      CONOR GALLAGHER – 6
      Grew into the match, but remains a frustrating player to watch at times. Erratic on the ball and rash off it, picking up a needless first half yellow, before losing it early in the second half as Forest pounced and scored.
      ENZO FERNANDEZ – 6
      A few good spins in the middle of the pitch set up some attacks, but he struggled to have a real impact in the first half. A curling effort from outside the box cleared the bar, but that was about as good as it got.
      Ben Chilwell was unlucky to be taken off on the hour markCredit: Reuters
      BEN CHILWELL – 8
      A constant source of irritation for Forest with his storming runs down the left, as well as several crosses that should have been turned goalwards. Unlucky to be taken off on the hour mark.
      RAHEEM STERLING – 7
      Great chance to opening scoring inside two minutes, but continues to be Chelsea’s best player by a mile. No wonder he is fuming over his England squad snub. Was suffocated out of any real space or chances in the second half.
      NICOLAS JACKSON – 5
      Snatched at a few half chances at the start of the game and never looked entirely composed, summed up when he missed a sitter inside the six-yard box in the dying moments. Unlike in previous weeks, his hold-up play was lacking too.
      Nicolas Jackson missed a sitter for ChelseaCredit: Reuters
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      COLE PALMER (61, CHILWELL) – 6
      Lively enough, but was crowded out by a stubborn Forest low block. Had a couple of opportunities to shoot but opted to pass instead.
      NONI MADUEKE (61, GALLAGHER) – 6
      Brought energy down the right, and threatened greatly cutting in onto his left foot yet failed to unleash it when it mattered.
      MYKHAILO MUDRYK (77, GUSTO) – 5
      Barely got a sniff. Tasked with lumping balls into the box, and almost cost his side another goal with a lazy pass. Looks lost in a Chelsea shirt right now. Needs a run of games to properly get into the groove.
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      IAN MAATSEN (77, CAICEDO) – 6
      A few nice bursts from deep, nothing more. Perhaps should have been brought on earlier.
      Mudryk looks on in frustrationCredit: AFP More

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      Premier League clubs shatter world transfer spending record for single window with outrageous summer spending spree

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      PREMIER LEAGUE clubs have smashed the world transfer spending record with their astronomical outlay this summer. The 20 top flight teams have spent an eye-watering £2.34BILLION across this summer’s transfer window according to financial firm Deloitte.
      Chelsea signed Moises Caicedo for a Premier League record £115m from BrightonCredit: Getty
      Declan Rice swapped East London for North London in a £105m move to ArsenalCredit: Getty
      Manchester City welcomed £55m man Jeremy DokuCredit: Getty
      And the crazy outlay has surpassed last summer’s record spending by a whopping £440m.
      Arsenal and Chelsea both signed £100m+ players in Declan Rice and Moises Caicedo.
      With Caicedo breaking a record himself by becoming the most expensive Premier League signing ever at £115m, surpassing the £107m set by his teammate Enzo Fernandez last season.
      And it’s no surprise that it’s Chelsea who have been breaking records with The Blues splashing an unfathomable £390m – more than anyone else in the league.
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      In fact the West London outfit have spent over £1billion on transfers themselves since Todd Boehly took over last summer.
      But they were able to offset their incomings with some significant exits – Kai Havertz, Mason Mount and Mateo Kovacic are just a few of the players who left Stamford Bridge during the window.
      Elsewhere Tottenham were the league’s second highest spenders after they managed to cash in on over £100m from Bayern Munich for the transfer of Harry Kane.
      They re-invested that money and then some, spending over £200million on the likes of Brennan Johnson and James Maddison.
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      Chelsea got £65m from Arsenal for Kai HavertzCredit: Getty
      Mason Mount also left Chelsea for Manchester UnitedCredit: Getty
      Harry Kane left the Premier League for Bayern Munich in pursuit of trophiesCredit: Getty
      James Maddison joined Spurs from relegated Leicester City in a £45m dealCredit: Getty
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      Luton Town were the top flight’s most frugal side spending a comparatively measly £20million all summer.
      But they still managed to bring in 12 new faces to Kenilworth Road for their debut Premier League campaign.
      There was big money signings all over the league with Manchester United dropping £72million on Rasmus Hojlund and their neighbours Man City forking out almost £80m for Josko Gvardiol.
      And it hasn’t gone unnoticed by football fans with many taking issue with the crazy numbers being bounded about.
      One fan on social media said: “They are ruining football.”
      Whilst another added: “Football is becoming a money game, it’s inevitable. Sad but impressive at the same time. Can’t deny it’s the biggest league in the world though.”
      There was £255m spent on deadline day alone with big name signings like Ryan Garvenberch to Liverpool and Alex Iwobi to Fulham getting over the line.
      Nottingham Forest made SEVEN signings on deadline day as teams made a mad rush to improve their squads before the window slammed shut.
      Josko Gvardiol joined the treble winners for a stunning £78mCredit: Getty
      Erik ten Hag has put his faith in youngester Rasmus HojlundCredit: Getty
      Newcastle United welcomed Sandro Tonali as they look to challenge in the Champions LeagueCredit: Getty
      Callum Hudson-Odoi joined Nottingham Forest on deadline dayCredit: Instagram @officialnffc More

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      Most expensive XI of Premier League summer transfers including mega-money Arsenal, Chelsea and Man Utd new boys

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      DECLAN RICE and Moises Caicedo form a mega-money midfield in the Premier League’s most expensive XI from this summer’s transfer window.England’s top-flight clubs spent a whopping £2.44billion on new players – with Chelsea once again splashing the most.
      Declan Rice joined Arsenal for £105m from West HamCredit: Alamy
      Moises Caicedo became the Premier League’s most expensive playerCredit: Getty

      Todd Boehly stumped up a staggering £434million to bring in 12 new first-team stars.
      A quarter of that went on Caicedo alone, with the Blues paying Brighton a new British transfer record fee of £115m including add-ons for the Ecuadorian midfielder.
      That sees him walk into the midfielder, where he partners Arsenal’s new £105m man Declan Rice.
      Mason Mount (£60m) and Dominik Szoboszlai (£60m) join forces just in front – despite signing for rivals Manchester United and Liverpool this summer.
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      In attack, Rasmus Hojlund leads the line after signing for the Red Devils in a £72m transfer.
      He is supported by Kai Havertz (£65m) and Christopher Nkunku (£56m) in an all-star attack.
      At the other end of the field, new United goalkeeper Andre Onana’s £47.2m move to Old Trafford sees him take the gloves.
      The Cameroonian is shielded by a back three of Jurrien Timber of Arsenal (£39m), Manchester City’s £77m man Josko Gvardiol and new Tottenham defender Micky van de Ven, who cost up to £43m.
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      It means the likes of Tino Livramento (£35m) and Axel Disasi (£38m) provide back-up on the bench.
      And Jeremy Doku (£55.5m), Sandro Tonali (£55m), Romeo Lavia (£58m), Matheus Nunes (£53m) and Moussa Diaby (£52m) all miss out, too.
      Brennan Johnson (£50m), Cole Palmer (£42.5m), James Maddison (£45m) and Alexis Mac Allister (£40m) were among the other big-money movers before the transfer window slammed shut.
      Overseas, Jude Bellingham’s £115m switch from Borussia Dortmund to Real Madrid was the biggest deal, closely followed by Harry Kane leaving Tottenham to sign for Bayern Munich in a £104m move.
      Neymar was the top Saudi move as Al-Hilal stumped up £78m for the Brazilian from PSG – although the world record could be shattered if Liverpool relent and sell Mo Salah.
      Randal Kolo Muani joined PSG for £77.2m while Lucas Hernandez (£45m) and Manuel Ugarte (£51.5m) also headed to the Parc des Princes as Kim Min-jae headed to Bayern Munich for £43.5m.
      Lastly, Malcom (£51m), Otavio (£51m), Ruben Neves (£47m) and Alexandar Mitrovic (£45m) all went to the Saudi Pro League.

      Rasmus Hojlund will be desperate to live up to his price tagCredit: Reuters
      Josko Gvardiol cost Manchester City £77mCredit: Getty
      Harry Kane finally left Tottenham in a £104m switch to BayernCredit: Getty
      Jude Bellingham has made a stunning start at Real MadridCredit: Getty More

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      Chelsea star’s reaction to mega deadline day bid for him caught on camera as he watches Sky Sports News in leaked video

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      A CHELSEA star has been caught on camera giving his reaction to a HUGE deadline day bid that came in for him. Ian Maatsen was the subject of a £31.5million bid from Burnley with Vincent Kompany keen to re-sign the youngster.

      Burnley launched a £31.5million bid for Ian Maatsen on deadline dayCredit: Getty
      Maatsen spent last season on loan at BurnleyCredit: Getty
      Maatsen spent last term on loan with the Clarets in the Championship, but will be staying put at Stamford Bridge this season.
      The Blues are said to have accepted the bid which was a loan offer with an obligation to buy for £31.5m.
      But the move ultimately collapsed after it was revealed by Jacob Steinberg that Maatsen was reluctant to head to Turf Moor on a permanent basis.
      And now a leaked video has shown the Chelsea wonderkid reacting to the news that Burnley had bid for him whilst watching Sky Sports News.
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      The 21-year-old can be seen smiling as the news is breaking and then turning to the camera to reassure Chelsea fans he is staying.
      He appears to say: “I’m still here guys. Up the Blues!”
      Maatsen has featured twice for Mauricio Pochettino’s side so far this season with both appearances coming from the bench.
      But he is highly rated amongst the West London club’s fanbase and they’ll be pleased he’s staying put.
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      Chelsea topped off their transfer window with the addition of Cole Palmer from Manchester City.
      The winger became their 11th signing of the summer and pushed the total spending under owner Todd Boehly over the £1BILLION mark.
      Cole Palmer has joined Chelsea for £42.5millionCredit: Getty More

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      Callum Hudson-Odoi’s true transfer fee leaves fans staggered after Chelsea ace was once linked with Bayern Munich

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      CHELSEA FANS have been left staggered after they found out how much their club really sold Callum Hudson-Odoi for. Hudson-Odoi joined Nottingham Forest on deadline day and it was for far less than Bayern Munich previously offered.
      Callum Hudson-Odoi has signed for Nottingham ForestCredit: Instagram @officialnffc
      The 22-year-old was once one of the most highly rated prospects in the country, but is no longer at the top of his game.
      Back in 2020 when he had first made a name for himself at Chelsea, Bayern Munich tried to steal him away from The Blues in a deal worth a whopping £70million.
      But just three years later and he is now leaving Stamford Bridge for the City Ground in a deal worth pennies in comparison.
      The Telegraph has revealed that Forest have actually signed Hudson-Odoi for just £3million with £2m of potential add-ons.
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      It had first been said that the tricky winger would be leaving for £8million, but that was later corrected to the true fee.
      And the bargain price tag has left Chelsea fans stunned – leading many of them to head to social media to voice their opinions on the matter.
      One said: “Imagine he thrives now, £5m could be an absolutely insane deal.”
      Another added: “This fee baffles me. Why so cheap?”
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      A third commented: “£5m, I’m crying.”
      Whilst another fan joked that there must be a mistake with the numbers, they wrote: “I think you missed out a zero there.”
      Hudson-Odoi burst on to the scene back in the 2019/2020 when he was playing regular minutes for Chelsea.
      He even earned himself a call-up to the England squad and was capped three times for the Three Lions.
      But his playing time began to dry up and after struggling to get minutes he spent last season on loan in Germany with Bayer Leverkusen.
      Even there he had a hard time getting on the pitch as he made just 14 league appearances all season registering one assist and failing to score a goal.
      There will be high hopes for the Englishman in Nottingham as Forest look to improve on their 16th place Premier League finish last season.
      The Tricky Trees had a busy deadline day which saw them sign an incredible SEVEN players including Divock Origi and Nuno Tavares.
      Hudson-Odoi was a rising star at ChelseaCredit: Getty
      The 22-year-old has been capped three times for EnglandCredit: Reuters
      He spent last season on loan with Bayer LeverkusenCredit: Getty More