Chelsea captain César Azpilicueta has sent a message to to Todd Boehly as he admitted the team were 'disappointed' not to gift their soon-to-be new owner a first win.
Early on game day, the news that everyone expected came out officially from the club who announced that Todd Boehly had agreed upon a £4.25billion deal to purchase Chelsea, although the UK Government and Premier League must first give the green light to this transaction. The statement that was released around 1 AM read: "Chelsea Football Club can confirm that terms have been agreed for a new ownership group, led by Todd Boehly, Clearlake Capital, Mark Walter and Hansjoerg Wyss, to acquire the Club.
"Of the total investment being made, £2.5bn will be applied to purchase the shares in the Club and such proceeds will be deposited into a frozen UK bank account with the intention to donate 100% to charitable causes as confirmed by Roman Abramovich. UK Government approval will be required for the proceeds to be transferred from the frozen UK bank account.
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"In addition, the proposed new owners will commit £1.75bn in further investment for the benefit of the Club. This includes investments in Stamford Bridge, the Academy, the Women’s Team and Kingsmeadow and continued funding for the Chelsea Foundation. The sale is expected to complete in late May subject to all necessary regulatory approvals. More details will be provided at that time.'
Hours after the statement was released, just as he did against Real Madrid, LA Dodgers co-owner Boehly attended a Chelsea game and was animated throughout as he had to endure Chelsea dropping more unnecessary points in the Premier League after a late collapse to Tony Roberts' dangerous Wolves side.
Romelu Lukaku has hit a second half double but Trincao and Conor Coady ensured that Boehly left Stamford Bridge without seeing his side victorious as he got a first hand reality check of the significant investment needed in this Blues cohort if they are to bridge the gap to both Liverpool and Man City next season.
One player who isn't likely to be part of the Boehly era alongside the outgoing Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen is club captain Cesar Azpilicueta, who once again just like he did against Everton, received one of the lowest football.london Chelsea player ratings from this 3 PM contest.
The Spaniard received a lot of criticism on social media for his poor defensive display, with some demanding he waves adios sooner rather than later and the 32-year-old was under no illusion of the disappointing feeling the new elect owner would have felt watching on from the directors' box. "The team has been completely out of the process," Azpilicueta told Sky Sports regarding the players' involvement in the takeover situation.
"Our focus has been on the pitch. Of course we are disappointed not to give the first win for him. It is out of our hands so not worth wasting energy on that."
He then added on what both his own and his teammates jobs have been during this whole process: "Of course we've missed some fans in the stadium and there have been a couple of things but the work on the pitch cannot be excused. Our job is to train the best we can and get the results so that is why we're disappointed."
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