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Bobby Vincent

What Chelsea's £250m summer transfer gamble means for Mauricio Pochettino

Gary Neville caused a big stir last summer on social media when he made a rather bold claim about Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly after what was a messy transfer window.

"The American guy Boehly, looks like he wants to play Football Manager," Neville said when on Sky Bet's The Overlap last summer. "He's wandering about a little bit and they're a bit panicky now. They're almost like bouncing around because it feels like he has to do something.

"You're wondering, 'oh they're coming in for [Frenkie] de Jong this morning', because he feels like he has to do something, that pressure is on him. He wouldn't have had that pressure if he'd have kept the people that have been there before and just let them operate for a year or two, but it'll be an interesting season for Chelsea."

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