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Probably a very subjective call for young goalkeepers, but 17 year old Charis Chatzigavriel is probably the highest rated under 18 goalkeeper.

I really don’t have a problem with the guy that you seem to have. Im not sure what exactly I am defending in your eyes? He is a Chelsea player, I want all Chelsea players to perform at their best.

Pulisic was injured in training before today's match against Japan. No details given about the injury other than they doubt he will play in any of the remaining matches.

Italian clubs want loans and loans were rejected immediately. There was loan interest.

I still think he would do well in Italy.

He is a pretty big star on the National team where he started his caps at 16. He has a rather huge following in the US. I wouldn’t compare him to any top player. He definitely has the audience for this. These guys careers are short even when they are long in a footballing sense. Get all you can, while you can.

I went looking to see if I could find how much this Pulisic book deal was worth. It is rumored to be at $19M advance. It is not uncommon for celebrity book deals to have a $15M advance. So he is cashing in early so he can cash in several more times in the future.

Chelsea has 5th TV revenues.

City fake sponsor exposed. Expect nothing to be done.

I think you are making some huge jumps because you somehow don’t like the guy. According to Freund the only contact he had with Boehly himself was when they were discussing a player. The media latched on to this story. There have been no quotes from Boehly. You then bundled the City guy that was hired. There is no way anyone from Chelsea could have known he sent those texts. He was fired immediately instead of trying to sweep it under and hoping it didn’t come out in the press. I agree someone is sharing too much with the media, but I really don’t mind that compared to the shit that was going on with Marina and Cech running the club. They were allowing horrendous behavior from people in leadership positions. I think Boehly is acting in the best interest of the club and trying to make it a place people want to stay, where people are treated with respect. Simple fact is that Boehly and Clearlake will own the club for the next ten years minimum. They are a bit stumbling here and there, but I do think in the long run they will get the right people in place. I intend to enjoy the next ten years, even with the cringe moments of new owners.

After reading about this. This occurred while he was at City. How could Todd have known about it? It seems he sacked him immediately. Is that not what you would want? Under our previous administration the head of media harassed an employee to the point he committed suicide and nothing was done about it, until Boehly fired him and the people that were involved. I know you have a Todd boner, just don’t really understand why? Some Chelsea fans used to complain when they never heard what was happening behind the scenes, now they complain because they do hear what goes on.

Clearlake had a target of $1.5b but hit $2.5b on this fund. Full article. Evidently raising funds is not a challenge for these guys. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/clearlake-capital-closes-clearlake-opportunities-partners-iii-with-more-than-2-5-billion-in-commitments-301628078.html

Clubs also play hardball so they can get a higher fee.

Any major financial investment group will be invested heavily in oil and energy production. Too much profit to ignore.