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Chelsea this summer after holding talks with Barcelona. The Spain international had been in the last year of his contract but the Blues triggered a clause that extended it by another season.

Chelsea look set to appoint Tom Glick following their dismissal of Marina Granovskaia. Their latest recruit is Manchester City’s former chief commercial and operating officer, but now it looks as though he will be taking up a senior role at Stamford Bridge under the side’s new American owners Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital.

Chelsea and have given new Blues chief Todd Boehly an ultimatum regarding transfer talks. The American businessman completed a £4.25billion takeover at the end of May and has already begun to implement changes behind the scenes at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea this summer after pocketing a bonus worth a reported £20million. Todd Boehly officially completed his takeover from Roman Abramovich on May 30 and it initially appeared as though the American would opt for continuity behind the scenes at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea “as big as Real Madrid” after confirming his £4billion bid to buy the club.Ratcliffe, who is Britain’s richest billionaire with a staggering net worth of over £12billion, told The Times he “put an offer in” to merchant bank Raine Group on Friday morning. The owner of the petrochemicals company Ineos explained he held discussions with Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck on Thursday, prompting him to make a hefty offer.Ratcliffe confirmed his bid would include a commitment to invest £1.75bn into Chelsea over the next decade on top of the £2.5billion it would take to purchase the club outright.

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich.The British billionaire, 69, has launched a £4billion bid to buy the Premier League side from the Russian, who put it up for sale last month.And if the country’s richest man were to own the club, the Blues would find themselves with an owner whose wealth is greatly more significant than that of their current steward. Ratcliffe has a net worth of £12.11billion, with some suggesting that it goes as high as £22billion, while Abramovich has a net worth of around £6.38billion, with the highest sum being a reported £10.37billion.In an extraordinary turn of events, Ratcliffe, who earned his money in chemical engineering, said via The Times that he had put in a late £4billion bid to buy the west London club.He said via the publication on Friday: "We put an offer in this morning.

Manchester United fan despite being a Chelsea season ticket holder and bidding to buy the Blues.Ratcliffe and his Ineos firm have reportedly submitted a late offer to purchase Chelsea from Roman Abramovich and swoop in ahead of the three other bidders for the club. A spokesperson for Ratcliffe had previously dismissed the idea of him bidding back in March but The Times now report he submitted an offer on Friday morning worth up to £4.25billion.Ratcliffe, who is Britain's richest man with a net worth of £12billion, has owned French club Nice since 2019.

Middlesbrough chairman Steve Gibson has branded Chelsea "pathetic" for requesting to have their FA Cup quarter-final fixture played behind-closed-doors.Due to current sanctions imposed on Blues owner Roman Abramovich, the west London side have sold less than 600 tickets for Saturday's game with their 4,500 allocation taken off sale last Thursday.The home side are expecting a bumper crowd at the Riverside Stadium with the Teessiders selling out their 35,000-seater stadium before reaching general sale. Boro chairman Gibson has slammed the proposal whilst aiming a dig at the so-called "integrity" of Chelsea."I can’t believe it.

Chelsea beyond the departure of Roman Abramovich despite their 'long and close relationship'.Listed as a director by the Blues, Granovskaia runs the daily football operation from her Stamford Bridge office and oversees both incoming and outgoing managers and players.With Abramovich announcing his intention to sell the club earlier this week and interested parties asked to submit bids before March 15 - the future of Granovskaia has been pondered.However, latest reports suggest that there is a chance that the Russian-Canadian business executive will remain in west London - which would come as a boost to Thomas Tuchel.The Telegraph report that groups interested in the purchase of the club 'would be open' to the idea of Granovskaia remaining in an important role after Chelsea changes hands.Along with chairman Bruce Buck, many might've assumed that Granovskaia would move on to leave the club's leadership structure to the new owners.Granovskaia is said to have forged a 'close working relationship' with Champions League winning boss Tuchel, who reports to both her and technical and performance advisor Petr Cech.Will Chelsea win further major silverware under Thomas Tuchel? Give us your thoughts in the comments sectionAfter Granovskaia was named as the best director in European football for 2021 at the Golden Boy awards, she was hailed by the agent of Romelu Lukaku.Federico Pastorello told the Telegraph: "I’m proud to say I have a very good relationship with Marina and she is somebody I consider to be, 100 per cent, exceptional. She really is one of the best.

Chelsea following Russia's invasion of Ukraine - so who could replace him?The Russian billionaire confirmed in an official statement on Saturday night that he has given control of the club to the trustees of Chelsea's charitable foundation.

Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward announced his resignation from the club shortly after, and now he has joined four other Premier League club officials by standing down from his role with the Premier League. Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck has quit the league's Audit and Remuneration Committee, while Woodward and Liverpool chairman Tom Werner both resigned from the Club Broadcast Advisory Group.

Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has reportedly contacted chiefs at big six clubs asking them to relinquish their roles on the working groups.Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham, Chelsea, and Manchester City have all received criticism this week over proposals for a new European Super League.Protests have been seen outside grounds of those involved with fans demanding owners leave their clubs. Though Sky News report that Masters has asked Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck and Arsenal chief executive Vinai Venkatesham to step down voluntarily from their roles or face being removed against their will.

Chelsea hope to have Thomas Tuchel in charge against Wolves on Wednesday after sacking Frank Lampard.Billionaire Blues owner Roman Abramovich axed Lampard yesterday just 18 months into his three-year contract.And Chelsea hope that if Tuchel tests negative for Covid-19, he will be able to join their bubble despite government quarantine rules for those entering the country.Lampard was sacked in a face-to-face meeting with transfer bigwig Marina Granovskaia and chairman Bruce Buck on Monday morning.But he had already learned the news after his players were told to arrive later than planned for training.Assistant coaches Jody Morris and Chris Jones will also leave Chelsea, who were ninth at the time of Lampard’s exit.Tuchel, who was sacked by

Chelsea chief Petr Cech has rolled back the years after getting on the training pitch donning full kit - helmet included.

Chelsea boss Frank Lampard is enjoying time off with his family after an impressive first season as a Premier League manager.

NHS staff have been offered a helping hand by Chelsea and, specifically, owner Roman Abramovich.

Tammy Abraham has enjoyed a terrific debut season as Chelsea ’s main man in attack.