looking into ways of opting out of the breakaway league which they had joined alongside 12 teams including fellow Premier League sides Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham.
But fans have reacted furiously, protesting outside Stamford Bridge and threatening to stop the team bus getting in for their clash against Brighton.
This has seen them start to 'prepare documentation' to leave the ESL as well as City - but a leading figure in the ESL has said that it may not be that easy for the "Big Six" side.Real Madrid president Florentino Perez, the architect of the league, has claimed that the teams are locked into the league through documentation.
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