To say that things have been interesting at Chelsea since Todd Boehly took over the club in June 2022 is an understatement.
The American bulldozed his way into West London, riding roughshod over anything the Premier League had ever seen before in terms of transfer spend, contract lengths for players and wholesale changes to the way of working.
Unfortunately for the Blues and their long-suffering fan base, his regular interventions have proven to be nothing more than a disaster for all and sundry, and it’s entirely fair to say that the club – at least on the pitch – are in a far worse position than they were when he took over.
Collymore rages over Todd Boehly’s impact at Chelsea
Yes, they may have some of the brightest talents in the English top-flight in their ranks, but their league positions and managerial merry-go-round is a much more accurate reflection as to where they’re at as a club.
Stan Collymore certainly isn’t impressed.
“I think that when Todd Boehly first came in at Chelsea I might have written in this column that the Blues now had a guy with money, wanting to organically grow a football club, that Chelsea will compete, they’ll win the league within two or three years, and they know what they’re doing,” he said to CaughtOffside for his exclusive column.
“I’ll scrap that. I am happy to admit when I’m wrong, and what we’ve got is, apparently, someone who took his football advice from James Corden.
“Under Todd Boehly’s reign, which is only two years and two months old, Chelsea have spent the 10th largest amount of money in the Premier League’s entire 32-year history.
“[…] News that the club want to bring back Joao Felix smacks of the economics of the mad house, and it’s the recruitment of a mad man.
“I genuinely thought this guy would come in as a big hitter, big businessman, lot of money, huge backers, and know what he’s doing, but I’m going to say that Todd Boehly just doesn’t have a clue.
“[…] We talk about why footballers don’t have a lot of loyalty, but when you see home grown players being treated like dirt, is it any wonder.
“It will have an impact in the dressing room too. It’ll ripple through the Cole Palmers, the Sterlings, the coaching staff… and then you end up with a club that just becomes basically a mercenary base for anybody and everybody.
“Chelsea, the Saudi Arabia of Europe.”