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      Chelsea owner Todd Boehly to ‘take step back on Blues responsibilities’ after horror season despite £600m transfer spend

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      AFTER three managers and a £600million transfer spend, Todd Boehly is reportedly set to step back from responsibilities at Chelsea.The Blues will finish in the bottom-half half of the Premier League for the first time since 1996.
      Todd Boehly is reportedly set to take a step back from running ChelseaCredit: Getty
      The Blues have endured a horror season on the pitchCredit: Getty
      As Chelsea prepare for their worst league finish since 1994Credit: Getty
      The club spent £600million on underperforming stars like Marc CucurellaCredit: Getty
      And, having won just one of their last 10 games, a dismal season could finish on an even lower note with clashes against top four Manchester United and Newcastle to finish the campaign.
      As a result of the poor campaign, co-owner Boehly has decided to spend less time running the club, according to the Daily Mail.
      The report states that over the last eight months, the American has been using 50 per cent of his time working at the club.
      However, that will now be cut down to 20 per cent with appointed executives taking over.
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      Boehly will be using his time to work on his other business commitments, such as the Los Angeles Lakers basketball and Los Angeles Dodgers baseball teams.
      He led the £4.25billion purchase of Chelsea last year as his consortium and private equity firm Clearlake Capital took over the Stamford Bridge side from Roman Abramovich.
      The UK had sanctioned the Russian billionaire after his nation invaded Ukraine.
      Once the purchase was completed, Bloomberg reported that Boehly was spending half his time overseeing the day-to-day running of the club.
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      However, in January, he stepped down as the as interim sporting director with the aim of slowly relinquishing responsibility to executives that were bedding in.
      The 49-year-old helped the club to an unprecedented spend on the transfer market as stars such as Enzo Fernandez, Wesley Fofana, Mykhaylo Mudryk, Marc Cucurella and Raheem Sterling arrived at the club.
      But, despite spending upwards of £600m, it could not help push the club back up the Premier League table, with a bottom-half finish confirmed.
      The results on the pitch have seen managers Thomas Tuchel and Graham Potter be axed from the club, with Frank Lampard taking over as interim boss until the end of the season.
      It will be the club’s worst finish in the league since their 14th-place finish in 1993-94.
      Thomas Tuchel was sacked early in the seasonCredit: AP
      Graham Potter was also axed by Boehly after a run of poor resultsCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      And interim Frank Lampard was also unable to inspire the team up the leagueCredit: Getty
      Chelsea also exited both domestic cup competitions to Manchester City before being dumped out of the Champions League by Real Madrid.
      Lampard is expected to be replaced by former Tottenham and PSG manager Mauricio Pochettino at the end of the campaign.
      The Blues have also frozen their men’s season ticket prices for a 12th straight year, with the announcement accompanied by a statement acknowledging the season’s disappointment.
      It read: “This season has not produced the results that any of us want.
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      “We know what we are working towards, but equally we know that will require hard work, determination and commitment.
      “We all want to see Chelsea back where we belong and to share many more winning moments together at Stamford Bridge.” More

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      Keylor Navas set to stay in Premier League but not with Nottingham Forest as two Big Six clubs plot transfer

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      KEYLOR NAVAS is set to stay in the Premier League – but not with Nottingham Forest.That’s as reports suggest TWO clubs in the Big Six are eyeing a move for the former Real Madrid stopper.
      Navas would be open to staying in the Premier League next seasonCredit: Getty
      Navas joined Steve Cooper’s side on loan in January having lost his place in the Paris Saint-Germain starting XI to Gianluigi Donnarumma.
      The 36-year-old has made 17 appearances and played a huge role in Forest’s successful Premier League survival bid.
      And, according to Foot Mercato, the Costa Rica international would like to extend his stay in England once his temporary deal ends.
      The reports adds that his high salary and ambitions mean he is unlikely to return to Forest.
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      Chelsea, Tottenham, Brentford and Leicester have been linked with a move for the shot stopper with all four clubs needing to sign a goalkeeper this summer.
      Chelsea are in the market for a new stopper with the club open to the departure of both Kepa Arrizabalaga and Edouard Mendy.
      London rivals Spurs are looking for a new number one as they seek a replacement for Hugo Lloris while Brentford are set to lose their number 1 David Raya.
      And Leicester would need to stay up to stand any chance.
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      Navas is out of contract at PSG at the end of next season and wants the chance to win the Champions League with a new team.
      Speaking to Canal+ he said: ” I feel capable of playing in any team.
      “And we will see, in the future, what’s going on.”
      He added: “If I have to go back and play, I feel capable of winning the Champions League with PSG.
      “When I was there, we had the opportunity. We played in a final that the club had never reached before.”
      Navas joined PSG from Real Madrid in the summer of 2019 and has made 71 appearances for the French giants.
      The former Madrid keeper was a regular for the Parisians in his first three seasons at the club before they signed Donnarumma on a free from AC Milan.
      He’s had a decorated career to date winning three Champions League titles with Real Madrid alongside to Ligue 1 titles with PSG. More

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      ‘Devil Baby’ influencer Orla Melissa Sloan made £50k eating Percy Pigs while naked before stalking Premier League stars

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      A LOVESTRUCK stalker made £50,000 from eating Percy Pigs naked before she stalked Mason Mount after sleeping with him.Orla Melissa Sloan is facing jail for bombarding the Chelsea star with phonecalls and messages after their one-off tryst.
      Orla Sloan raked in £50k-a-year eating Percy Pigs while nakedCredit: Mirrorpix
      She today admitted stalking Premier League starsCredit: PA
      The 22-year-old, who called herself “Devil Baby” during the stalking campaign, also targeted Ben Chilwell, 26, and Brighton’s Billy Gilmour, 21.
      Sloan is now a fashion influencer with 81,000 followers on her glam Instagram page.
      Before that, she raked in £50,000 a year selling nude pictures of herself eating Percy Pigs on adult content platform Fanvue
      Sloan had quit her job at M&S when she had the idea to flog the cheeky photos, which spiralled into her gaining a “Percy Pig fetish group” on the adult site.
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      She called the work “empowering” after “becoming my own boss and choosing which hours I work.”
      But Sloan warned she faced the challenge of trying not to eat too many of the pig-shaped sweets.
      She said: “The eating requests are great because I love Percy’s, but I don’t want to lose my figure either.”
      Sloan today appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court where she admitted one count of harassment without violence and two of stalking.
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      The court was told she was invited to a party at Chilwell’s house after chatting to him over Instagram.
      She slept with Mount once after meeting him at the bash and the pair chatted “sporadically” for around six months until he cut things off.
      Sloan then began bombarding the star with messages after changing her her number 21 times when he kept blocking her.
      She also sent him a screenshot of her paying £12.99 for a new number from Apple, saying: “I’m not buying food anymore so I can get more numbers.”
      Obsessed Sloan told him: “You must apologise or you will unlock a new character – Devil Baby.”
      Mount was left terrified she would show up at the Chelsea training centre after she was unable to contact him.
      Not content with just messaging the Chelsea star, Sloan bombarded Gilmour with messages about Mount.
      She also made an Instagram account with the username DevilBaby_10, which she used to create collages of Chilwell with other women.
      The stalker tagged his family and friends in the “completely fictitious” posts during her campaign of harassment.
      Gilmour told the court how the stalking continued even after he moved to Brighton in September 2022 on a £9million deal from Chelsea.
      His new club put safety measures in place after he expressed his concerns over Sloan.
      Gilmour was also forced to delete all his friends and family from Instagram so she could not contact them.
      He said: “I have not been able to sleep and I have had to take sleeping tablets which has affected my performance.”
      The star added: “Being alone in a new town where I didn’t have any friends or family is very isolating.
      “This is a person I met once for a brief period of time.”
      Sloan admitted she stalked England star Mount between June 19, 2022 to October 28 and Scots international Gilmour between September 10 2022, and October 28.
      She also pleaded guilty to harassing Chilwell without violence between October 20 and 29.
      The influencer, who refused to comment after the case, will be sentenced on June 20.
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      Sloan stalked and harassed Premier League playersCredit: Central News
      The influencer had bombarded Mason Mount with phonecalls
      She also targeted Ben ChilwellCredit: Instagram / @benchilwell
      She pleaded guilty to the charges when she appeared in court todayCredit: orlamelissa
      She will be sentenced next monthCredit: Louis Wood More

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      Man Utd ‘will launch huge Mason Mount transfer bid’ as they try to steal march on two rivals in race for Chelsea star

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      MANCHESTER UNITED are reportedly set to launch a £55million bid for Chelsea contract rebel Mason Mount.The midfielder, 24, looks increasingly likely to leave Stamford Bridge this summer after failing to agree a new deal.
      Man Utd are set to launch a £55m bid for Chelsea contract rebel Mason MountCredit: Getty
      And the Mail claims United are looking to steal a march on rivals as they prepare to table an offer this summer.
      Club sources have confirmed talks over a deal for Mount are set to commence once the season ends.
      Erik ten Hag has made the England midfielder his No1 priority.
      And United are ready to offer £55m to see off competition from rivals.
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      Mount has plenty of suitors at home and abroad, with Arsenal, Liverpool and Bayern Munich extremely interested.
      But United hope they can move into pole position by getting talks underway after Sunday’s final Premier League matches.
      Champions League winner Mount is out of contract in 2024.
      Chelsea have made numerous attempts to get him to sign a lucrative new extension.
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      But the two parties have been unable to agree on a wage, with Mount reportedly looking for £250,000-a-week like pal Reece James.
      Chelsea are hoping to bank £85m for Mount, who has been at the club since 2005 after coming through their Cobham academy.
      He has 33 goals in 195 games for the Blues since his 2019 debut.
      And Mount established himself as a key player under multiple managers like Frank Lampard, Thomas Tuchel and Graham Potter.
      Incoming Blues boss Mauricio Pochettino has told Todd Boehly he ideally wants Mount in his squad next season.
      But Chelsea are unwilling to keep hold of players who are out of contract the following summer.
      And if Mount is unable to strike terms late on, Boehly will look to cash in.
      He isn’t the only ace whose deal is up in 2024.
      Ruben Loftus-Cheek is thought to be in advanced talks with AC Milan.
      And Mateo Kovacic could be set for a move to Prem champs Man City.
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      The likes of Callum Hudson-Odoi and Christian Pulisic could also be sold.
      And there’s even question marks over Thiago Silva’s future despite his extension earlier this year, while N’Golo Kante could yet leave for free as his deal winds down next month. More

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      Watch ex-Celtic star brutally mock Chelsea transfer target Dusan Vlahovic over his huge price tag

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      FANS are convinced they saw Liam Henderson mocking Dusan Vlahovic over his crazy price tag. The former Celtic and Hibs midfielder now plays for Italian side Empoli and was up against Vlahovic’s Juventus.

      Dusan Vlahovic and Liam Henderson clashed during the game
      Vlahovic has managed 23 goals in 63 appearances since signing for Juventus
      It was an embarrassing evening on two counts for Vlahovic as Juventus were smashed 4-1 by their mid-table rivals as well as taking an earful from Henderson.
      The Serbian striker has been linked with a move away from the Italian giants this summer after a disappointing start to life in Turin.
      He joined the Old Lady last January for a fee of £58.3million from Fiorentina.
      And it seems Henderson was keen to point out that he hasn’t lived up to his billing.
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      The Scotsman can be seen shouting at Vlahovic in a clip doing the rounds on social media.
      And many fans are convinced he was savagely taunting the taunting the Juve striker.
      Henderson appears to say: “Oooooh 80 million… oooooh”
      Vlahovic has been linked with a move to Chelsea this summer after Juventus’ crisis-filled season.
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      Despite not living up to expectations, Juventus are believed to want to recoup all of the money they spent on him.
      The Blues have a shocking history of centre forward signings and fans will be hoping that Vlahovic won’t be another Gonzalo Higuain, Alvaro Morata or Romelu Lukaku. More

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      Liverpool on verge of Mac Allister transfer from Brighton – but there’s a catch

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      LIVERPOOL are close to signing Brighton star Alexis Mac Allister but will have to be quick, reports suggest.Mac Allister is the Reds’ top target ahead of the summer transfer window as manager Jurgen Klopp needs to bolster his midfield.
      Liverpool are on the verge of signing Brighton star Alexis Mac Allister but need to do it in JuneCredit: Getty
      According to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, an agreement on personal terms is “90 per cent done” between the Merseysiders and the versatile midfielder.
      However, Liverpool will have to be quick as the Argentina international’s contract includes a fixed amount that can only be triggered in June.
      Klopp’s side will have to act swiftly to also avoid a potential transfer war with Chelsea as their incoming manager Mauricio Pochettino is a big fan of the 24-year-old.
      Romano told his YouTube show Here we Go: “There is a fixed amount into the contract of Alexis Mac Allister at Brighton.
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      “We could say that this is working like a release clause. Yes, there is an exit clause for Alexis Mac Allister to leave Brighton.
      “Formally, it’s something that Alexis Mac Allister’s camp and Brighton decided when he signed a new contract months ago.
      ” In that moment they decided the fixed amount for Alexis Mac Allister to leave the club in the summer and to leave the club in June. So early in the window.
      “This is why Liverpool want to be fast, the agreement on personal terms is 90 per cent done.
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      “So Alexis Mac Allister is really really close to Liverpool but this clause is also helpful on club side.
      “Liverpool need now to complete the agreement on these details and then in that moment will be able to complete the deal.
      “But they know it is crucial to reach a full agreement with the player also on the final details to avoid any potential competition from other clubs with Mauricio Pochettino a big fan of Mac Allister.” More

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      Chelsea and Man Utd ‘send scouts to watch Gent wonderkid Gift Orban but must stump up massive transfer fee’

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      MANCHESTER UNITED, Chelsea and Tottenham have all sent scouts to watch Gent striker Gift Orban, according to reports.The 20-year-old lit up the Belgian Pro League and Europa Conference League this season, scoring 20 goals in 20 appearances for Gent.
      Three Premier League clubs are interested in OrbanCredit: Getty
      And according to The Evening Standard, his incredible form has attracted interest from some of the Premier League’s biggest clubs.
      United, Chelsea and Spurs are all scouting Orban, who joined Gent from Stabaek in January.
      But the Buffalos are reluctant to let him go unless a substantial bid is made.
      The striker is also understood to be happy to stay and develop in Belgium.
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      United and Chelsea have both prioritised signing a striker this summer.
      The Red Devils are considering a swoop for Tottenham’s Harry Kane, who has just one year remaining on his current contract.
      However, Spurs want £100million for their all-time top goalscorer.
      United are also keen on the prospect of signing Napoli’s Victor Osimhen, but they face competition from Chelsea.
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      Osimhen, who has scored 28 goals in 37 games for the Italian champions this season, comes with a huge £130m price tag.
      But Chelsea are said to be hoping to complete a swap deal including Christian Pulisic. More

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      Man Utd and Liverpool join Arsenal in Marc Guehi transfer battle but price-tag could scupper summer move

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      MANCHESTER UNITED and Liverpool have reportedly joined Arsenal in the race to sign Marc Guehi.The Crystal Palace centre-back is hot property as we hurtle towards the summer transfer window.
      Marc Guehi joined Crystal Palace from Chelsea for around £18million in 2021
      According to the Mail Online both Man Utd and Liverpool are keen on joining the Gunners in their pursuit of the Englishman.
      It is reported that Palace value the 22-year-old at £50million, which could put him out of reach for Liverpool who will focus their budget on improving their midfield.
      Guehi is also said to be attracting interest from Arsenal’s North London neighbours Tottenham.
      He has featured in all but one of Crystal Palace’s league games this season and has helped them keep nine clean sheets in the process.
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      The young defender has already been capped three times for the England senior team and will be hoping to be part of Gareth Southgate’s upcoming squad announcement on Thursday.
      It has been reported that Palace will not decide the future of any of their players before they have a new manager in place, so those interested in the former Chelsea man will have to wait.
      It is unknown who will be in charge at Selhurst Park for the start of next season after Patrick Vieira was replaced by Roy Hodgson on a temporary basis.
      Guehi’s current contract isn’t due to expire until 2026 so the Eagles will be in no rush to make a decision.
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      Manchester United could be interested in bringing in Guehi, who joined Palace for around £18m from Cheslea in 2021, in the hopes of signing a long-term partner for Lisandro Martinez.
      The Red Devils currently have both Harry Maguire and Raphael Varane, who are over the age of 30.
      Any potential takeover at Old Trafford could also make for an even bigger transfer kitty. More