Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali may be new to football, but the frontmen of the Clearlake consortium’s takeover of Chelsea wasted no time in introducing themselves to executives from all over Europe during the club’s summer spending spree. They will be greeted by the other Wednesday. Milan hierarchy to Stamford Bridge and it’s a chance to catch up rather than begin a relationship. Boehly follows the same path as Elliott, who were the custodians of Milan’s glory and agreed to hand the torch to RedBird Capital. This was in the aftermath of winning the Scudetto in 2011.
Chelsea must feel withdrawal a month after the close of the transfer window. They’re still active in recruitment and The Athletic reportedOn Monday, a pre-contract agreement was in effect RB Leipzig’s left-sided forward Christopher Nkunku. What bearing that deal, believed to be in excess of the player’s €60million (£52.4m; $59.3m) buy-out clause, has on Chelsea’s interest in Milan’s Rafael Leao remains to be seen. The 23-year-old Portugal international certainly captured Chelsea’s imagination late in the summer. Milan was too late to seriously consider selling the player. Serie AMVP, especially as Leeds UnitedCharles de Ketelaere signed for a man who had lost to him, Charles de Ketelaere.
