‘I said the old regime cost you £100m – they said “MORE”‘: Todd Boehly blames Chelsea’s huge transfer spend on Roman Abramovich’s regime, says intermediary Saif Rubie – as he reveals details of chat in Stamford Bridge box
- Chelsea ‘hold the old regime responsible for their huge £270m summer spend’
- That is claimed by Saif Rubie, who sat with new owner Todd Boehly on Saturday
- Rubie is an intermediary who worked on the deal which saw centre back Antonio Rudiger leave Stamford Bridge for Real Madrid on a free transfer this summer
- US tycoon Boehly bought the club from Roman Abramovich for £4.25bn in May
- Blues splashed out on several defenders this summer, including Wesley Fofana
Chelsea hold the old regime responsible for their huge £270million summer spend, according to claims by an intermediary, who sat with new owner Todd Boehly at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
US tycoon Boehly bought the Premier League side in May for an estimated £4.25billion from previous owner Roman Abramovich, who had been sanctioned by the UK government for his links to Russian president Vladimir Putin amid the country’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine.
Towards the end of his tenure, Abramovich and former Blues director Marina Granovskaia oversaw several defensive departures, including Antonio Rudiger on a free transfer to Real Madrid, leaving the club desperately short of defensive cover.
Chelsea blame the old regime of Roman Abramovich for their huge £270million summer spend, according to Saif Rubie (left), an intermediary who worked on the deal which saw former Blues star Antonio Rudiger leave for Real Madrid
US tycoon Todd Boehly (centre) bought the Premier League club in May for around £4.25billion
Previous owner Roman Abramovich had been sanctioned by the UK government for his links to Russian president Vladimir Putin amid the country’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine
This summer, Boehly had to dip his hand into his pocket as Chelsea bought big at the back, buying Leicester’s Wesley Fofana for £70m, Brighton’s Marc Cucurella for £62m, and Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly for £34m.
The west London outfit had also sold centre halves Marc Guehi to Crystal Palace for £18m and Fikayo Tomori for £25m to AC Milan, both of whom have…