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      How would Chelsea transfer affect assist master Michael Olise’s Dream Team viability?

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      CHELSEA continue to splash the cash on new recruits.Having agreed a deal for Moises Caicedo (£2.5m) that could ultimately cost them a British record fee of £115million, the Blues are reportedly close to signing Michael Olise (£3m) from Crystal Palace.
      A future Chelsea great?Credit: DREAM TEAM
      The west London club have supposedly activated the France youth international’s £35million release clause, which represents relatively good value in comparison to Todd Boehly’s previous transfer dealings.
      This proposed transfer is an intriguing one but how will it affect Olise’s Dream Team viability?
      The first thing to note is that the 21-year-old is currently sidelined with a hamstring injury that required surgery.
      No right-minded Dream Team manager is going to select an injured player regardless of the club they represent.
      But it’s never too early for gaffers to consider future strategies, especially ones bursting with potential.
      Olise has been a key player for Palace since 2021Credit: GETTY
      Olise is an electric talent who was named the Eagles’ Players’ Player of the Season in 2022/23.
      Goals have been sparse for Palace but his creative output has been immense, from open play and set-pieces.
      The ex-Reading starlet provided 11 assists in the Premier League last term, a tally bettered by just three players: Leandro Trossard (£3m), Mohamed Salah (£7m) and Kevin De Bruyne (£7m).
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      Olise’s great strengths are his crossing and passing but he’s also got the necessary skills to dribble past defenders.
      Playing predominantly from the right flank, he combined seamlessly with Eberechi Eze (£3m) at the back end of the last season upon Roy Hodgson’s return to Selhurst Park, propelling Palace away from the relegation scrap with some stylish performances.
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      Six goals in 71 games for the Eagles is something of a concern but Olise is very much still a developing player – there’s plenty of time for him to add goals to his game.
      And Mauricio Pochettino may be the perfect man to encourage such a progression as the Argentine tactician is considered an excellent coach of young players.
      Olise’s Dream Team juice is not to be underestimated, only Jack Grealish (£4.5m) would have earned more bonus points last season had the new scoring system been implemented.
      Pochettino has a record of developing young playersCredit: Alamy
      Assuming his move to Stamford Bridge goes through, how will Olise fit into Chelsea’s plans?
      Pochettino opted for a 3-4-3 formation from the off against Liverpool in Gameweek 1.
      Olise would surely play as one of two wide forwards, positions occupied by Raheem Sterling (£3.5m) and Carney Chukwuemeka (£1.5m) on Sunday.
      The Blues endured a fairly miserable campaign in 2022/23 but they more than held their own against Jurgen Klopp’s side, with Enzo Fernandez (£3m) in particular showing the high standards expected of Chelsea.
      Adding Olise’s creative output to a team that should be more dominate than Palace over the course of a season could be a recipe for healthy Dream Team returns.
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      Keep an eye on his recovery progress.

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      Fans joke Chelsea are signing Ronald McDonald because Klopp likes Big Macs and come up with cheeky nickname for midfield

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      CHELSEA fans continue to mock Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool on social media.The Blues beat Liverpool to the signing of Moises Caicedo this week and are close to pipping them to Romeo Lavia’s signature.
      Fans have joked Chelsea are going to sign Ronald McDonaldCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      As a result, Klopp and his side have been ridiculed by Chelsea supporters, who have come up with a new nickname for their midfield.
      Using Lavia, Enzo Fernandez and Caicedo’s initials, the midfield trio have been dubbed “LFC” by fans.
      The letters also spell out Liverpool’s abbreviated name, much to the amusement of Chelsea fans.
      Liverpool had agreed a deal with Brighton for the signing of Caicedo last week before he snubbed them to join Chelsea for £115million.
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      Meanwhile, Klopp saw his side have multiple bids rejected for Lavia before Chelsea agreed a fee with Southampton.
      Fernandez was also linked with a move to Anfield before joining Chelsea in January.
      The pattern of players joining Chelsea over Liverpool has not gone unnoticed amongst supporters.
      One fan tweeted: “Chelsea owns LFC whichever way you look at it.”
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      Another added: “Liverpool conquered to form our new ‘LFC’ midfield.”
      A third fan even joked that Chelsea were expanding their habit of signing players Klopp was interested in.
      They wrote: “Chelsea have agreed to sign Ronald McDonald for a club record fee after seeing Jurgen Klopp was considering buying a Big Mac and fries.”
      Klopp and Liverpool have struggled in the transfer market this summer, making just two signings.
      The club have also been slammed by pundits for missing out on several targets.
      However, despite their woes, Klopp could not resist aiming a dig at Chelsea’s spending after their 1-1 draw on Sunday.
      The impending arrival of Lavia is set to take their spending to almost a billion since Todd Boehly’s takeover.
      Jurgen Klopp continues to be mocked by Chelsea fansCredit: Alamy More

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      I’m a former Premier League owner and I know exactly how Todd Boehly can spend nearly £1BILLION at Chelsea

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      FORMER Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan has explained how Chelsea have spent nearly £1billion and still complied with financial fair play rules.The Blues are set to take their summer spending to more than £360m after wrapping up a deal for Moises Caicedo, with Romeo Lavia also set to follow.
      Simon Jordan explained how Chelsea have been able to bypass FFP restrictionsCredit: talkSPORT
      Todd Boehly has continued to spend big this summerCredit: Reuters
      It comes after Todd Boehly splashed £600m in his first year as owner on the likes of Enzo Fernandez and Mykhailo Mudryk.
      Chelsea have offset some of their expenditure by getting rid of 11 first-team players, with the likes of Kai Havertz, Mason Mount and Mateo Kovacic leaving for big sums.
      Jordan, 55, explained those sales have helped cover the outgoings on the balance sheet, meaning Chelsea can continue targeting the likes of Michael Olise.
      He also pointed out the fact Chelsea have spread the cost of the transfer fees over eight-year contracts in some cases – which the Prem is now set to ban.
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      Jordan said on talkSPORT: “They’ve spent £800million on players, they’ve spent £600million last year and capitalised that over eight years because all of those players were on eight-year contracts, so all of a sudden that £600million spend is averaging at £75million per year because you’re dividing £600million by eight.
      “He’s [Boehly] now had that change because the football fraternity has said ‘you can’t do that over eight years’, so they’ve rolled it back to five years.
      “This year’s spend will be £300million, or round about that, and that’ll be reducing to £60million per year – so he’s now losing £75million each year for last year’s spend, plus £60million this year, but he’s gone and sold £250million worth of players in three transfer windows and all of those players have deduced an outcome that is profitable to Chelsea.
      “He sold Kai Havertz for £60-odd-million after he bought him for £60million, but on his balance sheet at the time he sold Havertz he was carrying him at £25million so he sold him at £60million and booked a £35million profit.
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      “He sold Mason Mount who is an academy player for £60million, so he’s booked a £60million profit, so over the three windows he’s booked somewhere in the region of £200million worth of transfer gains on his balance sheet and he’s reducing it by £135million every year, so he’s £65million in credit right now on his balance sheet in terms of transfers. That’s how he’s doing it.
      “If you’re depreciating that at £135million a year and you’ve just sold £250-£260million worth of players over three transfer windows with most of those players – with the exception of Timo Werner who was sold at breakeven – are booking you a profit, you’ve just covered the last 18 months worth of potential losses and going into next year as well.
      “In 18 months’ time if Chelsea are still spending at this level and are still carrying that level of depreciation and haven’t balanced the books by selling more players and haven’t got into the Champions League then they’re going to get caught.” More

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      New Premier League club enter transfer race for Tyler Adams after Chelsea pull plug on deal for Leeds midfielder

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      LEEDS midfielder Tyler Adams is subject to more Premier League transfer interest after Chelsea pulled the plug on a deal. The Blues had triggered the American’s £20million release clause as they looked to strengthen their squad.
      Tyler Adams is subject to more Premier League interest after Chelsea pulled the plug on a dealCredit: Getty
      But they dropped their pursuit after signing Moises Caicedo for a Premier League record £115million.
      And they have also agreed a £50m move for Southampton’s Romeo Lavia, who like Caicedo rejected Liverpool for West London.
      Now according to Fabrizio Romano, Bournemouth have followed Chelsea in triggering Adams’ release clause.
      It is claimed the Cherries are optimistic a deal gets done with the player keen on the move at this stage.
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      Adams has also been linked with Brighton, Aston Villa and Manchester United among others.
      The USA international’s release clause kicked in due to Leeds’ relegation to the Championship.
      Adams completed his move to Leeds from RB Leipzig just last season and made 26 appearances for the club.
      Liverpool are also believed to be weighing up a move after seeing both Caicedo and Lavia favour Chelsea.
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      Real Madrid’s Aurelien Tchouameni is another on the Reds’ wishlist but the LaLiga giants have no interest in selling the Frenchman.
      Liverpool have been left short in midfield having lost Fabinho, Jordan Henderson and Naby Keita this summer.
      They were forced to play striker Cody Gakpo in a three-man midfield during their 1-1 draw with Chelsea on Sunday.
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      Sky Sports presenter Melissa Reddy wows fans with bold outfit at Chelsea as they call her ‘super gorgeous’

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      SKY SPORTS reporter Melissa Reddy stood out during the Premier League clash between Chelsea and Liverpool.Reddy donned a bold pink outfit as she covered the game at Stamford Bridge.
      Melissa Reddy covered the Premier League clash between Chelsea and Liverpool
      Reddy wowed in pink while presenting the game at Stamford Bridge
      Reddy has been established as a respected presenter at Sky SportsCredit: Instagram @melissa_reddy
      Reddy praised Chelsea star Enzo Fernandez after full-timeCredit: Getty
      The Blues played their first competitive match under new manager Mauricio Pochettino following a miserable season and managed to snatch a point in a 1-1 draw.
      The Reds opened the scoring through Luis Diaz on 18 minutes but the West Londoners’ summer signing Axel Disasi equalised in the 37th minute.
      Reddy was impressed with the Premier League’s soon-to-be former record signing Enzo Fernandez for the way he marshalled Chelsea’s midfield.
      She also praised Liverpool’s summer signing Dominik Szoboszlai, but insisted both teams need reinforcement in the middle of the park.
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      Reddy posted on Instagram: “Super Sunday, we’re back babyyyy.
      “New season and I got to witness the start of the new era for Chelsea under Mauricio Pochettino.
      “Fun game, but you could see exactly why Liverpool and then want to pay British record money for Moises Caicedo – both teams need a proper anchor.
      “Enzo was the star player, but Szoboszlai did some neat stuff. On to the next one.”
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      Reddy left her 210,000 followers in awe as they stormed the comments section.
      One fan said: “Great submission today. We look forward to seeing you again on our screens.”
      Another posted: “Super Melissa.”
      A third wrote: “Super gorgeous Melissa.”
      This fan said: “Looking very beautiful Melissa.”
      And that one stated: “Pretty in Pink.”
      Reddy also praised Liverpool signing Dominik SzoboszlaiCredit: Instagram @melissareddy
      Reddy insists both Liverpool and Chelsea need a new midfielderCredit: instagram @melissa_reddy
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      Chelsea set to hijack Liverpool AGAIN as Romeo Lavia ‘chooses to join Blues’ with Moises Caicedo also on brink

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      ROMEO LAVIA has snubbed a move to Liverpool in favour of joining Chelsea. The two clubs – who drew 1-1 at Stamford Bridge on Sunday – were locked in talks to sign Moises Caicedo.
      Romeo Lavia has snubbed a move to Liverpool in favour of joining ChelseaCredit: Getty
      And despite Liverpool agreeing a deal with Brighton, Chelsea swooped in with a Premier League record £115million offer.
      Caicedo chose Stamford Bridge over Anfield and after completing a medical, his move will be imminently announced.
      But in the midst of the transfer pursuit, Chelsea and Liverpool were also battling to sign Southampton’s Lavia.
      And Jurgen Klopp’s side had come to terms over a £60m move.
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      Although lightening looks to have struck twice as Chelsea convinced the player to join them instead.
      According to The Athletic, Chelsea are closing in on a £50m deal plus add-ons.

      The Blues tried to sign last summer and had a £50m offer on deadline day rejected as the player only signed weeks earlier.
      Chelsea desperately need new recruits following the exits of Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Mateo Kovacic, Mason Mount and N’Golo Kante this summer.
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      And a double swoop for Caicedo and Lavia – totalling around £165m combined – gives Enzo Fernandez new midfield partners.
      But it leaves Liverpool short in midfield having lost Fabinho, Jordan Henderson and Naby Keita in the summer.
      Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp had confirmed that a deal had been agreed to bring Caicedo to Merseyside.
      But he has been left empty handed following Chelsea’s pair of transfer heists.
      Moises Caicedo has agreed a move to ChelseaCredit: Alamy More

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      Meet Moises Caicedo’s model girlfriend and carnival queen Paola Salazar who Chelsea target has been with since his teens

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      MOISES CAICEDO and his stunning girlfriend Paola Salazar are ready to head to London as he nears his move to Chelsea.Brighton have accepted a British record £115million bid with the player undergoing a medical at his new club.
      Moises Caicedo is nearing a move to ChelseaCredit: Instagram @moises_caicedo55
      Paola Salazar has been with the midfielder for five yearsCredit: Instagram @moises_caicedo55
      The couple met while Caicedo was playing in his homeland of EcuadorCredit: Instagram @moises_caicedo55
      Caicedo was wanted by Liverpool, who agreed a £111m fee only for him to turn them down.
      The 21-year-old’s girlfriend Paola will soon be cheering him on from the Stamford Bridge terraces.
      They have been together for five years, first dating when they were just teens.
      Caicedo met her while he was playing for Independiente in his homeland of Ecuador.
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      She works as a model and has been crowned the queen of the Carnival of the Americas in the province of Los Rios.
      Caicedo likes to keep his private life under wraps but she made an appearance on his Instagram earlier this year.
      Paola celebrated her 22nd birthday by joining the midfielder at a restaurant in London.
      The couple enjoyed a huge cake before they went shopping.
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      Moises Caicedo keeps his private life under wrapsCredit: Instagram @moises_caicedo55
      Paola is a model and carnival queenCredit: Instagram @moises_caicedo55
      Caicedo bought her a huge bunch of roses and posted a snap of him kissing her on the cheek.
      The 32-cap international is the youngest of ten siblings and often visits his hometown of Santo Domingo, where he reportedly plays football with the locals.
      He comes from a poor family but often returns while funding new facilities in the area.
      Moises Caicedo and Paola Salazar went to London for her 22nd birthdayCredit: Instagram @moises_caicedo55 More

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      Chelsea on verge of spending £906MILLION on transfers under Todd Boehly but fans say ’12th position still awaits’

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      TODD BOEHLY is on the brink of taking his Chelsea spending on transfers to a staggering £906.8million. But fans joked that the mega-money side are still set for another poor season.
      Todd Boehly has overseen the mammoth spending spree at Chelsea since buying the club in May 2022Credit: Richard Pelham / The Sun

      Boehly bought Chelsea for £4.25billion in May 2022 and wasted no time splashing the cash on new transfers when the window opened.
      Nine players signed permanent deals at Stamford Bridge with a further eight stars arriving in West London in January.

      And the outrageous spending spree shows no signs of slowing down with another nine new faces confirmed this summer – plus Moises Caicedo will be announced very soon.
      The Caicedo deal sees the Blues pay Brighton an eye-watering £115m, a new British transfer record fee.
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      That eclipses their own record set in January when they paid Benfica £106m for Enzo Fernandez, although the deal could rise to £110m with add-ons.
      The other biggest arrivals over the last year are Raheem Sterling (£47.5m), Marc Cucurella (£62m), Wesley Fofana (£75m), Mykhailo Mudryk (£88m) and Christopher Nkunku (£56m) – again taking into consideration possible extras to supplement the initial costs.
      Kalidou Koulibaly, Benoit Badiashile and Noni Madueke all cost £35m with Malo Gusto (£30.7m), Nicolas Jackson (£30m) and debutant goalscorer Axel Disasi (£38m) also joining for big money.
      The Blues spent £25m on new goalkeeper Robert Sanchez from Brighton with Edouard Mendy and Kepa Arrizabalaga both leaving through the exit door.
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      Gabriel Slonina (£12.6m), Carney Chukwuemeka (£20m), Cesare Casadei (£12m), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£12m), Andrey Santos (£11m), David Fofana (£10.5m), Angela Gabriel (£13m) and Lesley Ugochukwu (£23.5m) all commanded eight-figure transfer fees.
      And Jimmy-Jay Morgan (£6m), Ishe Samuels-Smith (£4m) and freebies Alex Matos, Omari Hutchinson and Diego Moreira have also linked up with the Chelsea youth set-up to complete the 26 permanent arrivals in the Boehly era before Caicedo follows.
      Dujuan Richards will also arrive from Phoenix Academy in October when the Jamaican striker turns 18.
      Koulibaly and Aubameyang have already been sold with striker Fofana, Gabriel, Slonina and Hutchinson all out on loan this term.
      Chelsea are now just £93.2m shy of spending £1billion on incoming signings in just three windows – and pipping Liverpool to Romeo Lavia would put them even closer to that landmark figure.
      However, the club have generated £1.2bn in sales since 2013-14 – including £208m this season with the likes of Mateo Kovacic, Kai Havertz and Mason Mount leaving.
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      But rival supporters are still unsure Boehly’s toy shop spending is guaranteed to translate into success on the pitch.
      Mauricio Pochettino’s new side – who have no European football this season – drew 1-1 with Liverpool on the opening weekend of the new campaign and have a favourable run of fixtures.
      But one Twitter user joked: “12th position still awaits them.”
      Another said: “This is ridiculously ridiculous. It would be a very big shame if they end up not winning all the available trophies this season.”
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      A third added: “They now have to win the league to justify that amount of spending as if City or anyone else did, we would all be saying the same. No excuses win the league or it’s a failure.”
      And a fourth simply wrote: “This just ridiculous.”
      Mauricio Pochettino is tasked with managing the expensive squadCredit: Getty
      Mykhailo Mudryk could cost as much as £88mCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      Christopher Nkunku was impressing in pre-season before his injuryCredit: Getty More