Although it won't be Chelsea that sign Lionel Messi - a ship that sailed a little while ago - the 35-year-old leaving Paris Saint-Germain may well have huge consequences for the Blues down the line.
Not only does it mean that any Todd Boehly pipe dream will end, there is already existing interest between the clubs in each others players and in similar transfer targets too. PSG are on of the biggest world superpowers and have money to burn, that could stop Chelsea achieving their own deals.
Messi, who the Telegraph report is close to agreeing a move away from Paris next summer in a free deal to join Inter Miami, will also leave Neymar and Kylian Mbappe in a transfer that opens up a slot in the star-studded French side.
