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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Sport
Dan Kilpatrick

Why Todd Boehly’s explosive transfer spending risks creating a ticking time bomb at Chelsea

As Chelsea close in on breaking the £1billion barrier under Todd Boehly, there is still no obvious end to the excess in sight.

By the time they next play, the Blues might have made a new signing for every working day this week, with Moises Caicedo already through the door for a British-record £115million from Brighton and Southampton’s Romeo Lavia and Crystal Palace’s Michael Olise close to following. They are also targeting a back-up goalkeeper and another forward.

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