Brighton are 'Todd Boehly-funded' while Chelsea responsible for record profits in hilarious rant
Brighton have been told Todd Boehly is responsible for their record earnings last year in a hilarious rant live on talkSPORT.
talkSPORT's Andy Jacobs, a great Chelsea fan, is furious at his club's reckless plan to hand over all his money to Brighton while sitting next to Paul Hawksbee on the Hawksbee and Jacobs Show.
He said on Wednesday afternoon: “Never has a club helped another club more in the history of football. It's absolutely crazy what they've done to Chelsea.”
“It doesn't make any sense. It's not Brighton's fault, they're laughing.”
To further complicate matters, Moisés Caicedo and Robert Sánchez's mammoth fees have not been added to Brighton's annual financial figures. who broke English recordswhen they arrived at Stamford Bridge after the June 30 deadline.
It means Brighton are still draining Chelsea's coffers and reports of next year at the Amex Stadium could look even more optimistic, courtesy of the Blues.
Jacobs continued his incredible rant, saying: “£87m came from Chelsea and that's before Caicedo and Sanchez. Caicedo was huge, £65m too much for sure.”
“And Sanchez… I mean, who pays £25m for a third goalkeeper? They must be crazy, Chelsea.
“Caicedo is a good player, but he is not a £115m player. No defensive midfielder is worth that kind of money. They are just not worth it.
“I don't blame Brighton. I blame Clearlake Capital. I wish Clearlake Capital would buy Brighton and ruin their club instead of ours.”
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In his preview of the Brighton match against BrentfordJacobs stepped in and said: “Come on Brentford.
Hawksbee couldn't believe his ears and asked why, to which his talkSPORT partner replied: “They're so cocky! They love what they've done.”
Hawksbee responded: “Well, why shouldn't they? I mean, it's been financed by a very rich man…
“Yeah, Todd Boehly“Jacobs said.
“I can't get over that,” Hawksbee relented. “I'll leave it there. His fairy godfather, Todd Boehly.”
Brighton made history on Tuesday when they revealed that they had broke the record for highest profit made by an English club in one year.
Across the 2022/23 season, the Seagulls recorded an after-tax profit of £122.8 million after an impressive campaign that saw them reach Europe for the first time in their history.
But Chelsea helped them financially in the transfer market, signing Marc Cucurella for 62 million pounds, in addition to paying a huge compensation to the coach. Graham Potter and his backroom team.
With Caicedo and Sánchez also signing for the London south coast side, the total amount Chelsea have spent on Brighton players in recent history is £202 million.
And that doesn't include the fee to bring in Potter, which cost a world record for a manager when he replaced Thomas Tuchel in September 2022; It is believed to be £16m and then another £5.5m for his backroom staff.
That brings the total figure even further to £223.5 million – Chelsea currently sit 12th in the Premier League, while Brighton sit ninth.
