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    How Chelsea could line up in SIX YEARS’ time with entire squad full of players under contract until the 2030s

    NICOLAS JACKSON became the latest Chelsea star to commit his future well into the next decade. The striker signed a new long-term deal until 2033, becoming the latest Blue to pen a lengthy extension. Chelsea now have 20 players under contract into the next decade as part of a ploy to circumvent Profit and Sustainability Rules. The West Londoners were hugely active in the summer transfer window, signing TWO goalkeepers. Mike Penders, 19, joined for £17million from Genk and will arrive next season after remaining with the Belgium side on loan. Filip Jorgensen, 22, was brought in for £20.7m from Villarreal and looks set to stay as Chelsea’s cup keeper this season. READ MORE on Chelsea Jorgensen and Penders are touted as ones for the future and could play with a mix of fresh and current talent in defence.Renato Veiga, who can operate at left-back, centre-half or midfield, penned a seven-year deal in the summer after leaving Basel. Right-back Malo Gusto has started this season as Enzo Maresca’s right-back in the absence of Reece James and is contracted to 2030. Chelsea also beat Manchester United to the signing of £14m centre-back Aaron Anselmino, who has since gone back out on loan to Boca Juniors. Most read in FootballCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSAnd he could be a future defensive partner of Benoit Badiashile, 23, who is tied down to 2030. In midfield, Chelsea twice broke the Premier League transfer record for Enzo Fernandez and then Moises Caicedo, costing over £200m together. Angry Chelsea fan slams Todd Boehly’s transfer policy and claims no Blues supporters are happy with his running of the ‘unrecognisable’ clubFernandez, 23, is contracted to 2032 while Caicedo, 22, is tied down to 2031 and even has the option to extend that another year. The form of Cole Palmer, 22, saw the Blues brass act quickly by handing him a new extension to 2033. Going forward, the club have planned for the future with Estevao Willian, just 17, signed for £47m with a contract running to 2033.They also paid around £17m for 17-year-old Kendry Paez, who can join Chelsea next year from Ecuadorian Serie A club Independiente del Valle. Other notable names on big contracts include Mykhailo Mudryk, 23, Joao Felix, 24, and Pedro Neto, 24, who have deals running till 2031.Noni Madueke, 22, and summer signing Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, 25, also have deal expiring in 2030. READ MORE SUN STORIESJadon Sancho, 24, could well join the pack after he arrived on loan from United with the option to make it permanent next summer. Chelsea are a circus – it will be TERRIBLE for football if they win anything, says Troy DeeneyCHELSEA are a circus — aren’t they?, writes Troy Deeney.But the bigger concern should be if somehow, some way, Todd Boehly’s insane master-plan brings about success this season.Finish in the top four. Win a trophy like the FA Cup.He will then turn around and say: “See, it works” and all of a sudden, other clubs will begin considering copying this mad model to try and compete in the Premier League.Before you know it, there will be a bigger divide between the top clubs and the rest and this country’s top flight will become something we have been fighting against — a Super League.The smaller sides and promoted teams will be wiped out by the elite and will end up saying, ‘What’s the point?’Football as we know it will change, and there will be no going back.As a neutral, you don’t want to wish failure on a club or a regime, but it’s depressing to think about.We should almost be looking at it in amazement — the owners have come in with this model and they’ve treated it as if they are buying stocks and shares, not players or human beings.Boehly has wiped away any sense of sentiment or old-school values from that club and the worrying thing is that he doesn’t seem to care.Does he even like football?Read Troy Deeney’s hard-hitting opinion on Boehly’s Chelsea shambles in full.Or check out all of Troy’s columns on SunSport. More

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    Chelsea have more than TWENTY players under contract into the 2030s… Todd Boehly’s whole ‘project’ feels like lunacy

    IN the year 2033, if man is still alive, we may have witnessed the advent of flying cars and the prime minister could well be an AI robot.Or it’s possible we may be in the middle of a zombie apocalypse or some dystopian lawless future along the lines of Mad Max movies.Todd Boehly’s Chelsea ‘project’ feels like total lunacyCredit: AlamyNicolas Jackson is the latest player to win a contract taking him into the 2030sCredit: GettyAnd yet, after the announcement of a new NINE-YEAR contract, we’re told that Nicolas Jackson will still be tied to Chelsea.Despite the fact that the Senegalese striker, 23, isn’t actually all that good.Despite the fact that the Blues were trying to sign Victor Osimhen to replace him as their first-choice centre-forward.And despite the fact the club are already failing to rid themselves of unwanted players on long deals.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLChelsea now have 20 players under contract into the next decade, many of whom you’ll never have heard of.And they now have so many wingers that there are genuine suggestions they forgot to announce the loan signing of Jadon Sancho from Manchester United, which wasn’t confirmed until 18 hours after the closure of the transfer window on Friday.Apparently, those long contracts are all part of a brilliant ploy from chairman Todd Boehly and his Clearlake crew, designed to circumvent Profit and Sustainability Rules which are unlikely to last for very long in any recognisable form.After Sunday’s 1-1 home draw with Crystal Palace, head coach Enzo Maresca mentioned that while the club won the Champions League just three years ago, “now it is not that kind of Chelsea”. He ain’t wrong.Most read in FootballFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALSMaresca is the sixth different man to select the Blues’ first team since that victory over Manchester City in 2021.Twenty of the 22 men on Chelsea’s team sheet that night have since left Stamford Bridge, while a 21st, Ben Chilwell, is part of Maresca’s disposable ‘bomb squad’.Angry Chelsea fan slams Todd Boehly’s transfer policy and claims no Blues supporters are happy with his running of the ‘unrecognisable’ clubIt has been the most comprehensive overhaul in English football history.Reece James, the only first-team squad member to survive, played a blinder that night in Porto by pocketing City’s Raheem Sterling.A year later Sterling became Boehly’s first marquee Chelsea signing.Sterling, 29, is now on loan to Arsenal, meaning he is good enough to have been signed by four of England’s five biggest clubs and to have been targeted by the fifth, Manchester United, before joining the Gunners.Yet Sterling was approximately Maresca’s sixth-choice winger. Although we may have forgotten about one or two others.Mykhailo Mudryk, hijacked from Arsenal when he was supposed to have been the final piece in Mikel Arteta’s title-winning team, is still at Chelsea and still stands a better chance of winning Olympic 100 metre gold than the Ballon d’Or.Joao Felix, 24, dismal on loan at Chelsea under Graham Potter last year, has now been signed permanently. But only until 2031.You get the picture. This whole ‘project’ feels like lunacy.Chelsea didn’t even announce their deal for Jadon Sancho until 18 hours after the window closedCredit: GettyEnzo Maresca has a big job on his hands to manage Chelsea’s large squadCredit: AlamyThere is a fine line between madness and genius. Boehly and his mates think they are on one side of that line, the rest of us disagree.And if you don’t support Chelsea it’s undoubtedly funny.The Boehly regime is like a far-fetched satire of what Premier League football was already becoming — soulless, transient, junk-food content for the masses.But if you’re a proper Blues fan — and despite the large selfie-stick element at the Bridge, there are still plenty of them — this must be a sad experience.Because surely the essence of supporting a club is feeling some sort of connection with your players?Surely you crave some sort of identity. Some sort of core to the team. Something with a vague air of permanence.Yet Boehly & Co have achieved the seemingly impossible of making the trigger-happy Roman Abramovich era a vehicle for nostalgia about a more stable past.Back then, the likes of Petr Cech, John Terry, Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba stuck together, won trophies and, yes, probably demanded the sacking of a fair few managers along the way. But they were Chelsea.Chelsea are a circus – it will be TERRIBLE for football if they win anything, says Troy DeeneyCHELSEA are a circus — aren’t they?, writes Troy Deeney.But the bigger concern should be if somehow, some way, Todd Boehly’s insane master-plan brings about success this season.Finish in the top four. Win a trophy like the FA Cup.He will then turn around and say: “See, it works” and all of a sudden, other clubs will begin considering copying this mad model to try and compete in the Premier League.Before you know it, there will be a bigger divide between the top clubs and the rest and this country’s top flight will become something we have been fighting against — a Super League.The smaller sides and promoted teams will be wiped out by the elite and will end up saying, ‘What’s the point?’Football as we know it will change, and there will be no going back.As a neutral, you don’t want to wish failure on a club or a regime, but it’s depressing to think about.We should almost be looking at it in amazement — the owners have come in with this model and they’ve treated it as if they are buying stocks and shares, not players or human beings.Boehly has wiped away any sense of sentiment or old-school values from that club and the worrying thing is that he doesn’t seem to care.Does he even like football?Read Troy Deeney’s hard-hitting opinion on Boehly’s Chelsea shambles in full.Or check out all of Troy’s columns on SunSport.A recognisable team at a vaguely coherent and immensely successful football club.Chelsea may yet be severely punished by the Premier League for the financial sins of the Abramovich reign, which may lend it a less flattering hue in the memory of supporters.That threat is one of many reasons to fear for the club’s future.If you’re an optimist, you can point to the immense talent at Maresca’s disposal, which makes them capable of results like last week’s 6-2 win at Wolves.If you’re capable of extreme positivity, you might even believe in Boehly’s masterplan of an inexperienced squad on long contracts growing together to conquer the world.Even that Jackson may eventually break Lampard’s 211-goal all-time club goalscoring record.Perhaps that will be in an Inter- galactic Champions League tie against Martians or cyborgs.Because the year 2033 is a long, long way away.Erik ten Hag’s struggles with Man Utd came to the fore against LiverpoolCredit: GettyRIK ROLLTHE Manchester United hierarchy stuck with Erik ten Hag on the basis of one result.But that’s not as  stupid as it sounds given that the result, in the FA Cup final, won United a major trophy — which is what football is all about — against one of the  finest teams on Earth, which Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City side certainly are.The trouble is that Ten Hag is now using that single result to spout delusional, overly-optimistic guff in the wake of a 3-0 home drubbing by Arne Slot’s Liverpool.And now you have to ask not just whether Ten Hag ever was the best man for the United job, but whether he was even the best bald Dutchman for the job.Ivan Toney’s Saudi Arabia move has surely come too earlyCredit: GettyTONE DEAFIT could be argued all the Premier League’s ‘Big Six’ clubs might have benefited from signing Ivan Toney this summer.Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United and even Liverpool all lack an authentic, top-class No 9, either as a Plan A or B.As did Tottenham, before they recruited Dominic Solanke, who is probably not as good as Toney.After selling Julian Alvarez, Manchester City could have done with a back-up for Erling Haaland too.Yet somehow Toney finds himself in the lucrative wasteland of Saudi Arabia.After waiting until the age of 25 to become a regular top- flight starter, then missing eight months of football due to a betting ban, Toney’s elite career may now be over at 28. It is one hell of a waste.Declan Rice’s harsh red card against Brighton was technically correctCredit: GettyREF’S SPECIALREFEREE Chris Kavanagh might possibly be the worst of an average bunch of Premier League officials.Yet he wasn’t wrong to send off Declan Rice in Arsenal’s draw with Brighton.By the letter of the law, he was bang on.Rice’s second yellow for nudging the ball away did not involve VAR, but was another example of an  unwanted by-product of the VAR age.When you insist football’s laws are applied forensically, leaving no room for common sense, you end up having to agree with plainly silly decisions like that one.RAM IT HOMEAARON RAMSDALE is undeniably a very likeable lad.But when he signed on for Southampton dressed as Hagrid from Harry Potter, you did wonder whether ‘zaniness’ should be part of a keeper’s job spec?READ MORE SUN STORIESSEAN OF THE DREADAnother defeat for Everton.If a Sean Dyche team isn’t hard-nosed and pragmatic enough to see out a home win from 2-0 up in the 87th minute, then it might be time Everton started wondering what the point of Sean Dyche actually is. 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    Former Arsenal and Chelsea star Willian, 36, set to return to football after being left unemployed following Fulham exit

    WILLIAN has joined Olympiacos as a free agent shortly after his exit from Fulham.The ex-Chelsea and Arsenal ace stood out for the Cottagers last season with five goals and two assists in 37 appearances across all competitions.Willian is joining Olympiacos as a free agent after leaving FulhamCredit: GettyFormer Chelsea and Arsenal ace Willian passed his medical at OlympiacosCredit: GettyThe West Londoners’ manager Marco Silva wanted the winger to stay at Craven Cottage and the club offered him a new one-year contract after his previous deal expired in June.The ex-Brazil international, though, decided to move on and will continue with last season’s Europa Conference League winners who will be playing in the Europa League this season.The 36-year-old agreed a deal with Olympiacos and flew to Athens where he passed his medical in Piraeus and put pen to paper.The summer transfer window in Greece runs until September 11 and Jose Luis Mendilibar’s side is eager to add more attacking reinforcement.Read More on FootballOlympiacos missed out on signing Wolves ace Daniel Podence on a permanent deal after his successful loan stint last season.Podence is moving to Saudi Arabia for Al-Shabab after Gary O’Neil’s side landed Carlos Forbs on loan from Ajax.Mendilibar’s side has also been linked with another former Chelsea ace Hakim Ziyech, who is looking to leave Galatasaray.BEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSWillian moved to the Premier League in 2013 when he joined Chelsea from Anzhi Makhachkala.Most read in FootballThe Brazilian went on to enjoy a glittering seven-year stint at Stamford Bridge where he won two Premier League titles, the 2015 EFL Cup, the 2018 FA Cup and the 2019 Europa League trophy.Angry Chelsea fan slams Todd Boehly’s transfer policy and claims no Blues supporters are happy with his running of the ‘unrecognisable’ clubThe ex-Shakhtar Donetsk star registered a total of 63 goals and 57 assists in 339 appearances with the Blues.Willian then moved to Arsenal but struggled to replicate the same success in north London with only one goal and seven assists in 37 matches before his departure just a year later in 2021.The Gunners’ sporting director Edu Gaspar claimed the forward failed to be a success at the Emirates because he wasn’t “100 per cent comfortable” during a season in which he started well but became “inconsistent”, just like the rest of the team.After a brief spell at Corinthians, Willian returned to London for Fulham where he scored 10 goals and provided seven assists in 67 appearances.Fulham offered Willian a new contract and manager Marco Silva wanted him to stayEvery Chelsea signing under Todd BoehlyHere is a list of all Chelsea’s signings under Todd Boehly…Raheem Sterling – £50mKalidou Koulibaly £33mGabriel Slonina – £8mCarney Chukweumeka – £20mMarc Cucurella – £57.5mCesare Casadei – £13.3mWesley Fofana – £70mPierre-Emerick Aubameyang – £10.3mDenis Zakaria – £2.7m (Loan fee)David Datro Fofana – £10.6mBenoit Badiashile – £33.7mAndrey Santos – £11.1mJoao Felix – £9.7m (Loan fee)Mykhailo Mudryk – £62m Noni Madueke – £30mMalo Gusto – £26.75mEnzo Fernandez – £107.8mChristopher Nkunku – £52mDiego Moreira – FREENicolas Jackson – £31.5mAngelo Gabriel – £13mLesley Ugochukwu – £23.3mAxel Disasi – £38.9mRobert Sanchez – £20mMoises Caicedo – £100mRomeo Lavia – £53.2mDeivid Washington – £13.7mCole Palmer – £40.1mDjordje Petrovic – £13.6mTosin Adarabioyo – FREEMarc Guiu – £5.1mCaleb Wiley – £8.63mRenato Veiga – £12mAarón Anselmino – £14mOmari Kellyman – £19.2mFilip Jorgensen – £21mKiernan Dewsbury-Hall – £30.2mPedro Neto – £51mJoao Felix – £42.6m More

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    How much all of Chelsea’s signings of Todd Boehly era are worth now with 42 stars depreciating by staggering £371MILLION

    TODD BOEHLY may be struggling to win over doubters at Chelsea after another shaky season start.But one thing he cannot be accused of is being tight-fisted.Todd Boehly’s Chelsea overspending has been revealedCredit: GettyMoises Caicedo cost Chelsea £115m – but has still not found his feet at Stamford BridgeCredit: GettyThe Blues’ baseball-loving chairman has been front-and-centre of his Stamford Bridge revolution following 2022’s £4.25billion takeover.Boehly has already worked his way through five managers, including interims.And the American is hoping it will be sixth-time lucky with Italian maverick Enzo Maresca.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLHowever, Boehly’s backroom business pales in comparison with the amount of players he’s signed.Since the takeover, Chelsea have snapped up no less than 42 names on permanent deals.Some arrived with big reputations, while others are yet to make their mark in the beautiful game.And in total, Boehly has splashed out £1.245bn on transfer fees.Most read in FootballHowever, based on current valuations, it looks like the majority of Chelsea’s signings have not been bargains.FOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALSThat’s because just TEN of the 42 players have a higher value than the fee that was paid for them.According to Transfermarkt, the current value of Chelsea’s 42 signings comes to £874m.Chelsea Player Ratings vs Crystal Palace SocialThat means Boehly has overspent by a whopping £371m.It could explain why he has parted ways with several fan favourites including Conor Gallagher.While bright academy sparks like Ian Maatsen have also been sacrificed to the Profit and Sustainability gods.Chelsea have already slipped to two defeats in their first five matches under Maresca.And with more signings on the way in South American wonderkids Kendry Paez and Estevao Willian, Boehly is unlikely to put the chequebook down any time soon.Some Chelsea fans would argue Cole Palmer has proved to be the ONLY good signingCredit: Getty More

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    Chelsea fans fume ‘why are we wasting talents?’ as wonderkid who has never played a game closes in on permanent exit

    CHELSEA fans are fuming at the club amid news a £13million wonderkid is reportedly set to leave.Brazilian youngster Angelo Gabriel joined Chelsea from Santos in the summer of 2023 but has not featured for the first team.Angelo Gabriel is on the verge of leavingCredit: GettyChelsea want to try to make a quick profit on the 19-year-old after buying him for £13m last summerCredit: GettyThe 19-year-old headed out on loan to the Blues’ sister club Strasbourg last season.The winger played 25 times, chalking up four assists but failing to score.However, following another summer of heavy spending from the Stamford Bridge outfit, the highly-rated youngster has now been deemed surplus to requirements.And according to reports, Angelo is now on the verge of completing a transfer to Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLBBC Sport reports Chelsea transfer chiefs believe they can make a quick profit by selling the Brazil Under-20 international.This report has sparked fury among Chelsea fans, who view the move as another talent being wasted.One fan said: “Promising talent wasted.”A second said: “Ruined him.”Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSA third added: “Why are we wasting talents. Why buy him in the first place? They need to put a stop to this.”A fourth said: “Deserved a PL chance.”Chelsea Player Ratings vs Crystal PalaceA fifth said: “Chelsea ruining another youngster’s dream.”Clubs in the Middle East are trying to make the most of new registration rules giving them an exemption on overseas limits for younger players.Chelsea drew 1-1 with Crystal Palace at the weekend, leaving them with four points from three games to start the season.Enzo Maresca’s side face Bournemouth away next.Players signed under Boehly at ChelseaRaheem Sterling – £50mKalidou Koulibaly £33mGabriel Slonina – £8mCarney Chukweumeka – £20mMarc Cucurella – £57.5mCesare Casadei – £13.3mWesley Fofana – £70mPierre-Emerick Aubameyang – £10.3mDenis Zakaria – £2.7m (Loan fee)David Datro Fofana – £10.6mBenoit Badiashile – £33.7mAndrey Santos – £11.1mJoao Felix – £9.7m (Loan fee)Mykhailo Mudryk – £62m Noni Madueke – £30mMalo Gusto – £26.75mEnzo Fernandez – £107.8mChristopher Nkunku – £52mDiego Moreira – FREENicolas Jackson – £31.5mAngelo Gabriel – £13mLesley Ugochukwu – £23.3mAxel Disasi – £38.9mRobert Sanchez – £20mMoises Caicedo – £115mRomeo Lavia – £53.2mDeivid Washington – £13.7mCole Palmer – £40.1mDjordje Petrovic – £13.6mTosin Adarabioyo – FREEMarc Guiu – £5.1mCaleb Wiley – £8.63mRenato Veiga – £12mAarón Anselmino – £14mOmari Kellyman – £19.2mFilip Jorgensen – £21mKiernan Dewsbury-Hall – £30.2mPedro Neto – £51mJoao Felix – £42.6mMike Penders – £17m More

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    Napoli agree deal to loan out Victor Osimhen days after transfer to Chelsea collapsed… and it’s bad news for Tottenham

    NAPOLI have agreed to loan Victor Osimhen to Galatasaray just days after his move to Chelsea collapsed.The striker was on the brink of a stunning deadline day switch to Stamford Bridge as Chelsea prepared a loan with an obligation to buy.Victor Osimhen is closing in on a stunning loan from Napoli to GalatasarayCredit: GettyBut Osimhen’s move eventually fell through after the Nigerian was unable to agree contract terms.The collapse of his talks with Chelsea left Osimhen in limbo, with Saudi suitors Al-Ahli also abandoning their pursuit to complete a £40million deal for Brentford’s Ivan Toney.New boss Antonio Conte had already signed a replacement in Blues flop Romelu Lukaku.And all parties burned their bridges when Osimhen was left out of Napoli’s squad list for the new Serie A campaign.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLHowever, it appears the forward will not be left rotting in the reserves until January.That’s because Turkish champions Galatasaray have made a bold approach to sign Osimhen on loan for the whole season.Fabrizio Romano claims the Istanbul club have offered to cover the entirety of his massive salary, reported to be around £240,000-a-week.Napoli have now given the green light to a temporary switch.Most read in FootballFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALSAnd Galatasaray have now sent a delegation to Italy in a bid to convince Osimhen to move to Turkey’s capital.Should he accept the loan, he will find himself in an impressive squad featuring the likes of Mauro Icardi, Hakim Ziyech and Michy Batshuayi.Inside Victor Osimhen’s life as a footballerJoining Gala will also see Osimhen come up against new Fenerbahce boss Jose Mourinho, with the pair previously meeting during the Special One’s time at Roma.And an agreement spells bad news for Tottenham too, as they are due to play at Galatasaray in a tough Europa League clash next month. More

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    Ben Chilwell ‘thrown career lifeline’ after Chelsea star failed to secure transfer deadline day switch

    BEN CHILWELL has been thrown a career lifeline after being offered a Chelsea escape route, reports suggest.The 27-year-old has effectively been frozen out of Chelsea’s squad by new boss Enzo Maresca after being told he does not feature in the manager’s plans.Ben Chilwell has been offered a career lifeline after failing to secure a move away from ChelseaCredit: GettyChilwell is content to stay at Stamford Bridge but has an offer from overseasCredit: GettyChilwell, who signed for the club for £45million from Leicester in 2020 and was named vice-captain last season, is down the pecking order at Stamford Bridge.Marc Cucurella and new signing Renato Veiga are both ahead of him for the left-back slot.Chilwell had been joined in the Blues “bomb squad” by Raheem Sterling and Trevoh Chalobah, who both managed to secure loan deals away from the club on deadline day.However, the 21-cap England international was unable to secure a transfer despite reported interest from Brentford and Manchester United, though the latter are understood to have never initiated talks.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLInstead, Chilwell, who is earning £200,000-a-week with three years to run on his deal, will have to secure a transfer overseas if he is to earn playing minutes this season.According to GiveMeSport, Chilwell is thought to be content at Stamford Bridge and will not move unless the right move presents itself.The Dutch and Portuguese transfer windows both shut tonight, as well as the transfer window for Saudi Arabia, although it’s understood Chilwell is not keen on a move to the Middle East.One window that will remain open for a while longer is the Turkish Super Lig window, which does not close until September 13.Most read in FootballCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSThe report claims Chilwell has been offered the chance to link up with former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho at Fenerbahce, who lost Ferdi Kadioglu to Brighton late in the window.That would see him link up with a host of ex-Premier League stars.Chelsea Player Ratings vs Crystal PalaceThese include Fred, Allan Saint-Maximin, Çağlar Söyüncü, Dusan Tadic, Sofyan Amrabat, Cenk Tosun and Edin Dzeko.Former Rangers star Ryan Kent is also at the club, along with well-known names on the continent such as Cengiz Ünder, Youssef En-Nesyri, Dominik Livakovic and Emre Mor.Chelsea are a circus – it will be TERRIBLE for football if they win anything, says Troy DeeneyCHELSEA are a circus — aren’t they?, writes Troy Deeney.But the bigger concern should be if somehow, some way, Todd Boehly’s insane master-plan brings about success this season.Finish in the top four. Win a trophy like the FA Cup.He will then turn around and say: “See, it works” and all of a sudden, other clubs will begin considering copying this mad model to try and compete in the Premier League.Before you know it, there will be a bigger divide between the top clubs and the rest and this country’s top flight will become something we have been fighting against — a Super League.The smaller sides and promoted teams will be wiped out by the elite and will end up saying, ‘What’s the point?’Football as we know it will change, and there will be no going back.As a neutral, you don’t want to wish failure on a club or a regime, but it’s depressing to think about.We should almost be looking at it in amazement — the owners have come in with this model and they’ve treated it as if they are buying stocks and shares, not players or human beings.Boehly has wiped away any sense of sentiment or old-school values from that club and the worrying thing is that he doesn’t seem to care.Does he even like football?Read Troy Deeney’s hard-hitting opinion on Boehly’s Chelsea shambles in full.Or check out all of Troy’s columns on SunSport. More

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    Fans say ‘no other club operates this way’ as Chelsea tie star man down to NINE-YEAR contract

    CHELSEA have extended Nicolas Jackson’s contract to keep him at Stamford Bridge for the next NINE YEARS.The Senegalese forward, 23, joined from Villarreal for £32million last summer on an eight-year deal.Nicolas Jackson’s new Chelsea deal runs until 2033Credit: GettyHe scored 14 Premier League goals last seasonHe scored 17 goals in 44 appearances in his first season in England but divided opinion among Blues supporters.However, that has not stopped Chelsea bosses offering him a longer deal just 12 months after his arrival.According to The Athletic, Jackson’s new contract runs until 2033 after the club triggered an option to prolong his stay.He joins Cole Palmer in being tied down by Chelsea for the next nine years after the England international penned a new deal last month.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLIt means the club have 16 players on deals that run until 2030 or beyond.Some of those include Enzo Fernandez, Moises Caicedo, Mykhailo Mudryk, Noni Madueke, Joao Felix and Pedro Neto.And fans are stumped as to why Chelsea seem to be the only club handing out long contracts to a huge number of players.Reacting on social media, one said: “‘Now secured for the next 9 years’. Literally no other club in world football operates this way. Insanity.”Most read in FootballCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSChelsea are a circus – it will be TERRIBLE for football if they win anything, says Troy DeeneyCHELSEA are a circus — aren’t they?, writes Troy Deeney.But the bigger concern should be if somehow, some way, Todd Boehly’s insane master-plan brings about success this season.Finish in the top four. Win a trophy like the FA Cup.He will then turn around and say: “See, it works” and all of a sudden, other clubs will begin considering copying this mad model to try and compete in the Premier League.Before you know it, there will be a bigger divide between the top clubs and the rest and this country’s top flight will become something we have been fighting against — a Super League.The smaller sides and promoted teams will be wiped out by the elite and will end up saying, ‘What’s the point?’Football as we know it will change, and there will be no going back.As a neutral, you don’t want to wish failure on a club or a regime, but it’s depressing to think about.We should almost be looking at it in amazement — the owners have come in with this model and they’ve treated it as if they are buying stocks and shares, not players or human beings.Boehly has wiped away any sense of sentiment or old-school values from that club and the worrying thing is that he doesn’t seem to care.Does he even like football?Read Troy Deeney’s hard-hitting opinion on Boehly’s Chelsea shambles in full.Or check out all of Troy’s columns on SunSport.While another added: “9 YEARS? 😂😂😂😂”A third responded: “What sorta contracts are they offering these guys at Chelsea? Never seen anything like this. Ever.”Chelsea star Nicolas Jackson spotted arguing with Blues team-mate after 6-0 Everton thumping as penalty row rages onAnd a fourth replied: “9 years 😭😭😭 this is imprisonment.”It is understood Jackson is “key” to new manager Enzo Maresca’s “central attacking core”.Chelsea missed out on Victor Osimhen and Ivan Toney on Deadline Day.Osimhen failed to secure a move away from Napoli, while Toney joined Saudi Arabian side Al-Ahli.Jackson scored and assisted in Chelsea’s 6-2 win over Wolves last weekend. More