If you can't beat them, buy them. Perhaps Todd Boehly wishes he had tried to become the new Brighton owner in hindsight. Jokes aside, Chelsea's current plight is summed up by being behind the Seagulls after 17 games despite signing their player of the season, appointing their former manager, taking club legend Bruno Saltor away along with the backroom staff and having former recruitment director Paul Winstanley join too.
It is a testament to Brighton's success that Chelsea, a team that were Champions League winners less than 18 months ago, want to copy their model but on a larger scale. It is also an indictment of the Blues that they have fallen to this point in 2023 already.
The running joke continues as Graham Potter looks for new young players to add to his squad at Stamford Bridge. Of the options discussed in the corridors of Cobham there is a startling amount of Brighton names cropping up. From Robert Sanchez in goal to Leandro Trossard in attack.
