🚨 Real Madrid reach agreement with Vinicius Junior to sign new contract. #RMFC raised offer after 18 months of talks failed to produce breakthrough & now set to confirm extension. 26yo was open to #AFC move if no renewal. W/ @MarioCortegana@TheAthleticFC https://t.co/6zqrozWyEk
▪️ Chelsea’s operating losses under BlueCo have totalled £689m over the last three years, or £629,000 every single day.
▪️ Under BlueCo, Chelsea has spent £1.867bn on new signings, including more than £1bn on players aged 24 and under. They have spent more on teenagers than the rest of the “Big Six” combined.
▪️ The loss at 22 Holdco Limited, the uppermost UK-registered company in the BlueCo group, was even more stark: £700.8m. In its first 38 months of existence, losses at 22 Holdco were £1.852bn.
▪️ BlueCo has taken on £1.390bn in debt to fund its activities. If 22 Holdco were a single football club, it would be the most indebted on the planet.
▪️ Chelsea’s commercial income of £200.9m trails its nearest "Big Six" rival by over £60m and is more than £100m behind the average of those five teams.
▪️ Chelsea’s wage bill reached £374m last season, accounting for 76% of the club’s total revenue — the highest such ratio among the Premier League’s "Big Six”.
▪️ A £500m loan from Ares Management is currently accruing interest at a rate of 11.23%; if left unpaid until 2033, the total bill is projected to balloon to over £1.4 billion.
@CWeatherspoon_ investigates Chelsea's finances under BlueCo.
https://t.co/uvmqxUu9gc
spent 3 years chasing UCL footy. maresca delivers it, wins two trophies on top, asks for a CB and gets told to fuck off
but you want the players to believe in the ‘project’?
The appointment of Liam Rosenior is shaping up to be one of the most self-inflicted disasters we’ve seen from an ownership in the Premier League. The worst part? It was obvious from day one this was a huge risk. #BlueCoOUT
It’s not everyday the mate you grew up with becomes Chelsea Manager 🤣 Was an absolute baller back in the day as well, hope it works out for him tonight
Chelsea fans are planning a protest against co-owner Behdad Eghbali and the wider club hierarchy, arguing they have “failed to meet the standards” required.
The protest proposals come one day after the departure of head coach Enzo Maresca.
The protest has been planned by a fan group titled ‘Not a Project CFC’ and is scheduled to take place before the Premier League fixture against Brentford at Stamford Bridge on January 17.
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🚨 BREAKING: Understand a formal protest has been planned.. 👇🏻
🚨 Chelsea Fan Protest against Behdad Eghbali and the Sporting Directorship.
⚽️ Chelsea vs Brentford, 17th January
🏟️ Britannia Gate, Stamford Bridge
⏰ Protest starts at 1pm
“Chelsea Supporters are encouraged to come together in unity for a peaceful protest on the model and strategy, in particular Behdad Eghbali and #CFC Sporting Directors”
⚠️ THE REALITY ⚠️
Record Spending - A Youth Led recruitment strategy that has FAILED to raise standards.
Squad instability- Unbalanced, inexperienced, ever changing squads with managers left to carry responsibility.
Failed Strategy - Quantity prioritised over quality in aid of raising value to sell on for a profit. Chelsea is not a richer Brighton or Red Bull.
Managerial Chaos - Underwhelming appointments chosen to fit the “internal structure and project” - the same structure that has failed Graham Potter, Mauricio Pochettino and Enzo Maresca.
One club. One voice. Change MUST occur.
Read the full manifesto below. 👇🏻