Todd Boehly reckons two Chelsea stars will move to Saudi Pro League to rake in £100m in player sales
Todd Boehly has held secret talks with Saudi Pro League boss Michael Emenalo ahead of the transfer window, talkSPORT understands.
He Chelsea The owner has spoken to the former Blues manager as he assesses who to sell to this summer.
talkSPORT understands among the players that Boehly is willing to move to the Middle East as a striker Romelu Lukaku.
Lukaku is currently Chelsea's highest earner, but has been on loan in Inter de Milan.
He fell out of favor at Stamford Bridge following a controversial interview in which he said he was unhappy with the former head coach. Thomas Tuchel.
Goalie Kepa Arrizabalagawhich is transferred to real Madrid to help cover the wounded Thibaut CourtoisHe's also on the list of players Boehly is willing to let go.
The American is said to want to generate £100m in player sales this summer.
This is because Chelsea posted an annual loss of more than £90 million.
Mauricio Pochettino He made £435.5m worth of players in his squad last summer but has little to show for it at the moment.
Chelsea currently sit 11th in the Premier League, one place above where they finished last season.
They arrived at the Carabao Cup final but in the end lost 1-0 against Liverpool in extra time.
This Sunday they will face Leicester in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, which has received a single start time – as they look to keep their silverware hopes alive.
However, their season appears to have started to move in the right direction, with recent signings Cole Palmer, Nicolas Jackson and Mykhailo Mudryk firing in their 3-2 win over Newcastle.