A billion euros spent but dumped in the Premier League: where are Chelsea really? Chelsea face Manchester United on Thursday in an expensive Premier League clash. Nearly two years after the takeover by Todd Boehly, where are the Blues? Bordeaux and Saint-Étienne were relegated, Lyon settled in the soft underbelly, AC Milan experienced a lean period and Barça almost collapsed under debt.
Chelsea, one of the faces of English and international football after its takeover in 2003 by Roman Abramovich, is a new example.