Former Arsenal star and football pundit Paul Merson has criticised new Chelsea owner Todd Boehly with a US sports observation when analysing the decisions being made at the top of the club that have resulted in both Marina Granovskaia and Petr Cech leaving their posts.
New owner Boehly's early days are shaping up to be quite dramatic, with three senior members of the club's hierarchy having officially left Stamford bridge. First off, Bruce Buck decided to go after almost 20 years on the Blues board. He will still take up an advisory role in the new Boehly-Clearlake era, meaning his involvement with the club isn't fully over yet but it will certainly be limited.
Next, it was the turn of transfer director Marina Granovskaia ,whose time at the club had been mixed. Her smart transfer business over the years of the Roman Abramovich era got the recognition of many around the world and culminated in her winning the best sporting director in last year's Golden Boy awards. Unfortunately, her last transaction won't be remembered for all the right reasons, with the club-record £97.5m acquisition of Romelu Lukaku - who looks set to be loaned back to Inter Milan following a disappointing campaign in west London - arguably tainting some of her other brilliant business.
