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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

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      Chelsea CONFIRM Kepa has joined Real Madrid in season-long loan transfer as fans say he’s latest star to ‘upgrade’

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      CHELSEA star Kepa Arrizabalaga has completed a loan move to Real Madrid.The goalkeeper will play for Los Blancos for the remainder of the season to cover the injury to Thibaut Courtois, who could miss the whole campaign after rupturing his ACL.
      Kepa Arrizabalaga has joined Real MadridCredit: Getty
      Real Madrid have announced Kepa’s signing
      He joins the long list of Chelsea players to have left the club this summer, which includes Mason Mount, Kai Havertz and N’Golo Kante.
      And some fans think Kepa is the latest Blue to upgrade by changing clubs.
      One supporter reacted to the news saying: “Mount upgraded, Havertz, upgraded, Loftus-Cheek upgraded, Kepa upgraded.
      “All went to bigger clubs but I’m supposed to believe they were the problem 😭😭”
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      Another fan simply added: “He is upgrading.”
      A third said: “He chose the better club.”

      Another commented: “He really went up a notch.”
      Kepa signed for Chelsea in 2018 for £71.5million – a world record fee for a goalkeeper.
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      He has made 163 appearances for the Blues but spent large spells out of the team after losing form.
      Edouard Mendy was brought in to replace the Spaniard in 2020 but Kepa won his place back under Graham Potter last season.
      But the capture of Robert Sanchez from Brighton meant an exit was always a possibility for Kepa this summer. More

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      Chelsea FINALLY agree record £115m transfer for Brighton’s Moises Caicedo after beating Liverpool to midfield star

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      CHELSEA have agreed a British transfer record £115million deal for the signing of Moises Caicedo from Brighton.The £115m fee eclipses the previous £107m record Chelsea paid Benfica for Enzo Fernandez in January.
      Moises Caicedo signed for Brighton for £4.5m in 2019Credit: Getty
      Caicedo snubbed interest from Liverpool after they agreed a £111m fee with Brighton last week.
      But Caicedo rejected a move to Anfield as he has had his heart set on a move to Chelsea from the beginning of the window.
      According to Fabrizio Romano, there is also a sell-on clause included for Brighton as well as the historic £115m fee.
      It is added that medical tests have been booked with Chelsea pipping Liverpool to the deal, following their 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge.
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      The Athletic say an eight-year contract has been agreed with the option of a ninth with medicals booked for tomorrow and an official announcement to follow right after.
      Brighton will make an incredible profit on Caicedo having signed him for just £4.5m from Ecuadorian side Independiente del Valle in 2021.
      He was one of the standout midfielders in the Premier League last season, making 37 league appearances for the Seagulls as they finished 6th in the Premier League.
      Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp had confirmed that a deal had been agreed to bring the star to Anfield.
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      But a deal started to stall as it was claimed that Caicedo was having second thoughts about the move.
      And as revealed by SunSport, the South American rejected the deal as he had his heart set on moving to Chelsea.
      Chelsea desperately need new midfielders following the exits of Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Mateo Kovacic, Mason Mount and N’Golo Kante this summer.
      And Caicedo now looks to be Fernandez’s new midfield partner with Southampton’s Romeo Lavia also close to a Chelsea move.
      Liverpool were in for Lavia too and after losing Fabinho, Jordan Henderson and Naby Keita, they are short in midfield.
      Moises Caicedo has agreed a move to ChelseaCredit: Alamy More

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      Eden Hazard back at Stamford Bridge to watch Chelsea vs Liverpool as a fan as unemployed legend searches for new club

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      FREE AGENT Eden Hazard returned to Stamford Bridge as a fan to watch Chelsea’s draw with Liverpool. The Blues legend is still without a club having terminated his Real Madrid contract at the start of the summer.

      Chelsea were briefly linked with re-signing the club icon but Hazard made his return to West London as a supporter instead.
      He watched on as the points were shared with Luis Diaz and Axel Disasi finding the net.
      But Chelsea fans were in awe of Hazard’s presence, as one said: Eden “Hazard at Stamford Bridge in the box in the Shed End. Proper Chels.”
      Another added: “Eden Hazard is at the game today. Proper Chels man, love him.”
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      Hazard has most recently been subject to interest from David Beckham’s Inter Miami, who landed Lionel Messi this summer.
      But the forward is understood to have turned down the offer from the Florida outfit.
      According to Voetbalkrant, the 32-year-old has no interest in leaving Europe for the MLS.
      It has even been suggested Hazard could RETIRE if he fails to find a new team.
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      Injuries plagued Hazard after leaving the capital for the Bernabeu in 2018.
      In his seven years with Chelsea, Hazard scored 110 goals in 352 games to cement himself as an all-time great.
      But Hazard managed just seven goals across 76 appearances in Spain.
      Eden Hazard became a legend at ChelseaCredit: Getty More

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      Roy Keane fumes at Reece James for defending vs Liverpool and says ‘he might as well have a cup of tea’

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      ROY KEANE put his admiration for Reece James aside to criticise the Chelsea captain for Liverpool’s opening goal. The points were ultimately shared at Stamford Bridge but Luis Diaz put the visitors ahead on 18 minutes.
      Roy Keane was critical of Reece James
      Reece James’ defending came under fire
      Liverpool hit the hosts on the counter and Mo Salah’s brilliant cross field ball was finished off by Diaz.
      But Manchester United legend Keane believed James should have tracked the goalscorer and made more of an effort to intercept.
      He said on Sky Sports: “James is looking at him running off him. He’ll argue afterwards saying, ‘Oh, I’m a wing-back and that’s not my job.’
      “But he sees him running and you have to sprint back like your life depends on it.
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      “I don’t get it as brilliant as James is – listen I love him to bits think he’s a brilliant player, particularly going forward – but when you see someone running off the back of you, you sprint. You sprint. No excuses.”
      Former Liverpool and Chelsea forward Daniel Sturridge attempted to defend James.
      But Keane replied: “He might as well stop and have a cup of tea.
      “You’ve got to sprit back because you never know what might happen. He might take a bad touch.”
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      Liverpool thought they had gone 2-0 up but Salah was ruled offside after a VAR check.
      New Chelsea defender Axel Disasi levelled on 37 minutes and Ben Chilwell also had a goal chalked off after a second look.
      Despite and back-and-forth second 45, the two sides could not be split in West London.
      Mauricio Pochettino and Jurgen Klopp embrace after the drawCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun More

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      Mo Salah rages after being subbed off at Chelsea and fans think he should ‘fined for littering’

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      MO SALAH was left raging after being subbed off against Chelsea. The former Blue was replaced by Harvey Elliot on 77 minutes and left everybody in Stamford Bridge in no doubt about have angry he was.
      Mo Salah fumed after being subbed at ChelseaCredit: Sky Sports
      Salah was furious on the bench after being subbedCredit: Sky Sports
      Salah was clearly furious with boss Jurgen Klopp’s decision, with Liverpool’s opening weekend clash with the Blues on a knife edge at 1-1.
      And he vented his frustration on his protective hand tape – tossing it across the West London turf as he trudged off the pitch.
      It had fans joking that the Egyptian should have been punished for littering.
      One said: “Look at Salah man, littering all over the pitch.”
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      Another added: “Should Salah be fined for littering? I think so….”
      One agreed: “Salah should be fined for littering.”
      Another said: “Seriously Salah should be booked for littering!”
      Salah had laid on a perfect pass for Luis Diaz to open the scoring in the so-called ‘Caicedo Derby’ – with the clubs in a protracted transfer battle for Brighton star Moises.
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      Chelsea debutant Axel Disasi levelled things up with a header before half-time, before a goalless second half saw each side settle for a draw.
      Salah had a record of scoring in all six of his opening Premier League games with Liverpool.
      In those matches, he notched a total of eight goals which is a joint-record with Alan Shearer, Wayne Rooney and Frank Lampard.
      And he thought he had extended that record after momentarily putting Liverpool 2-0, only to be denied by VAR in a tight offside call.
      Ben Chilwell suffered the same fate as Salah when he was narrowly ruled offside having rounded Alisson to finish moments after Disasi’s equaliser.
      Klopp refused to criticise Salah for his angry reaction to his substitution.
      The German said: “I can understand because if Mo scored it would have been a new record for goals scored in the opening game but I didn’t think about that.
      “We needed stability and we needed fresh legs. It was super intense for everybody.
      “That’s all I can say about it, his reaction was absolutely okay. When I sub a player and he is jumping in to my arms at 1-1 and he is a striker who thinks he will score, I would be really surprised so that’s absolutely fine.”
      Sky Sports pundit Roy Keane, however, was not impressed, telling Salah to “sit down and shut up”.
      He said: “It’s OK to be upset but don’t keep it going too long.
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      “He was shaking his head and sitting on the bench with his arms in the air. Sit down and shut up. You have to take.”
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      Kepa’s Real Madrid transfer announced by Bayern Munich CEO after club expected star to be in Harry Kane press conference

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      BAYERN MUNICH CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen has confirmed Kepa Arrizabalaga’s loan move to Real Madrid.The Chelsea shot-stopper, 28, was linked with a move to Bayern as he prepared to leave Stamford Bridge.
      Kepa Arrizabalaga is set to join Real MadridCredit: Getty
      Bayern CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen revealed they had planned to announce Kepa with Harry KaneCredit: AP
      And the German champions had hoped to unveil the Spanish keeper alongside striker Harry Kane when he faced the press on Sunday.
      But Dreesen confirmed at the former Spurs man’s press conference that Kepa had chosen Real Madrid.
      He said: “We were close to this deal and we actually wanted to present Kepa today. But he chose to join Real Madrid.
      “He’s Spanish and so Kepa wanted to accept Real proposal.”
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      Kepa, who remains the world’s most expensive keeper, arrived at Chelsea for a whopping £71.6million in 2018.
      But ever since Edouard Mendy arrived two years later, the former Athletic Bilbao man was made to sit on the bench.
      The star, who infamously REFUSED to be subbed off in the 2019 Carabao Cup Final, regained his place last term.
      Yet despite Mendy already quitting Chelsea for Saudi Arabia, he has been deemed surplus to requirements by new boss Mauricio Pochettino.
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      Robert Sanchez joined the Blues in a £25m deal from Brighton on a seven-year deal.
      And his arrival has paved the way for Kepa to depart.
      Real Madrid wanted him on a loan-to-buy option after their No1 Thibaut Courtois sustained an ACL injury that ruled him out for the majority of the campaign.
      Bayern also submitted a one-year loan proposal due to Manuel Neuer nursing an injury he picked up in a skiing accident last season.
      However, Kepa had his heart set on going to the Bernabeu and informed the German giants of his decision this week. More

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      Chelsea ‘want Kasper Schmeichel in shock transfer’ to replace Real Madrid-bound Kepa

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      CHELSEA are reportedly set to make a move for ex-Leicester keeper Kasper Schmeichel if they lose Kepa.The Blues have been rocked after Real Madrid shortlisted Kepa as the man to replace injured Thibaut Courtois.
      Kasper Schmeichel left Leicester for Nice – but things haven’t planned out too wellCredit: Reuters
      Courtois ruptured his ACL in training and left the pitches in tears – he is expected to be out for the season.
      Now, according to The Guardian, Schmeichel is being lined up to replace Kepa if he leaves.
      The Blues flogged Edouard Mendy to the Saudi Pro League, and although paid £25m to Brighton for Robert Sanchez, he appears to be the back-up option.
      There is also believed to be interest in the Danish international from other Premier League clubs.
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      It was reported earlier this year that Schmeichel, 36, would be allowed to leave Nice.
      He joined the French side at the end of the 2021/22 season after an 11-year spell at the King Power.
      According to French outlet L’Equipe, Nice will not stand in the way of the goalkeeper if he decides leave the club this summer.
      Several members of the squad are said to be growing annoyed by Schmeichel’s training methods.
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      His lack of leadership, along with his preference to manage himself, is causing tensions to rise.
      If Schmeichel does depart, reserve goalkeeper Marcin Bulka will likely step up to become the club’s No 1.
      Earlier this month, the Dane admitted that he would be open to a return to Leicester.
      During an appearance on Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football, he said: “I don’t think my chapter with Leicester will ever end.
      “I still say we, the club will always be a part [of me].
      “I came to Leicester as a young man needing a home and needing somewhere to be accepted for who I was and not for what everyone else thought I should be.
      “Leicester gave me that, and even after 11 years there’s still something unwritten for me there.”
      But it could be a return to the Premier League moves top of Schmeichel’s agenda in the immediate future if Chelsea come calling. More