When US billionaire businessman Todd Boehly arrived at Chelsea in May 2022, he had massive plans.
“We’re all in – 100%,” he told fans, promising the BlueCo consortium would help bring in the very best players and cement the club’s long-term future at the top of the game.
But almost exactly four years on from getting the keys to the Chelsea kingdom, Boehly’s legacy is one of a bloated squad, frustrated fans and a distinct lack of direction.
The issues facing the club have all come to a head this season. Chelsea is languishing in ninth place in the league, having already failed to qualify for next year’s Champions League – the bare minimum expected for a club of Chelsea’s size.
The team’s unlikely run to the FA Cup final barely papered over the cracks of this campaign, but it at least offered fans hope amid such a poor run of performances. Any semblance of that hope was extinguished on Saturday, though, when Chelsea lost the final 1-0 to Manchester City.
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