Todd Boehly

With Liam Rosenior's side battling to qualify for the Champions League - and a host of negative stories off the pitch - our Chelsea expert KIERAN GILL answers your burning questions.

Dubai-based businessman Lee Andrews wants to forge ahead with a 'crazy and ambitious' plan to buy into the current World Club Cup holders.

Liam Rosenior will not need a warning before his Friday morning press conference that he will face questions on Marc Cucurella. He may seek to play it down, but it should worry Chelsea.

There are an awful lot of blowhards in the vanguard of the BlueCo project that is turning Chelsea Football Club into a playground for its toxic experiment in melding arrogance with startling naivety.

Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez has criticised the club's hierarchy for their role in Enzo Maresca's exit, admitting the departure 'hurt' the squad a great deal.

There's a whole host of questions that Chelsea must answer after the 8-2 aggregate thrashing by PSG - here, our Blues expert KIERAN GILL answers the seven most pressing ones.

OLIVER HOLT: Let's not pretend that the punishment meted out to the club by the Premier League is anything other than a tiny tap on the wrist of Chelsea's wealth and position among the elite.

Fresh from being dismissed by Hull City despite finishing one place outside the play-offs, the 41-year-old Englishman had to adapt fast after being headhunted by BlueCo in summer 2024.

KIERAN GILL: Rather than defuse the bust-up following the Club World Cup final, PSG boss Luis Enrique fuelled the fire by raking his fingers down the face of Chelsea's Joao Pedro.

OLIVER HOLT: 'There's something deep-lying that we need to get to the bottom of,' Rosenior said. 'It's not about the punishment. It's about finding the reason why.' I can tell him the reason.

KIERAN GILL: Chelsea recorded the highest pretax losses in English football history in the 2024-25 season - but club sources insist it will not force them into selling their biggest stars.

The disgraced financier killed himself in 2019 after being indicted on federal charges of sex trafficking, but previously served time in 2008 after pleading guilty to procuring for prostitution a minor.

The maniacal outlay of Clearlake Capital has included arguably the most disgraceful waste of one club's money on a single player, in the case of Raheem Sterling.

Raheem Sterling sprinted down the left on to a Cole Palmer pass. He cut inside and scored against Bournemouth. Unbeknownst to Sterling, that would be his final contribution in blue.

No doubt one of many Hollywood names who are pals with owner Todd Boehly, Jason was seen watching on at Stamford Bridge as the Blues lost 3-2 in the first leg of their semi-final tie.

CHELSEA CONFIDENTIAL: Filipe Luis was floated as a contender to become Chelsea's new head coach, but any apparent attempts at hiring him were doomed to fail.

The winners in football are never the nice guys, and that's why it is hard not to fear for Liam Rosenior, a thoroughly decent individual who has exhibited some signs of coaching promise.

The shockwaves of the announcement were still reverberating when 'the guidance', as some like to call it, started to trickle out of Old Trafford.

Since Jose Mourinho's arrival, there has been a search for an appropriate moniker when Chelsea hire a new coach. 'The Familiar One' might work for Rosenior, but that is not a negative.

Maybe Maresca had had enough of having to justify himself to those who wield power at Chelsea and whose recruitment policy appears to carry little more sophistication than throwing dirt at a wall

Enzo Maresca knew Chelsea's way of working when he joined and cannot claim the goalposts were moved. His title was 'head coach', and coaching the players provided to him was his primary remit

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY KIERAN GILL: Moises Caicedo initially struggled at Chelsea and, yes, he saw the messages. Hope you kept the receipt. Never worth £115million. British record flop.

While there have been repeated calls from within the Stamford Bridge faithful to replace the player, it appears now that Boehly has no intention of answering these critics.

Reselling tickets for live events for profit is reportedly set to be banned by the Government in a move that will have an impact on sports fans. 

Representatives of Abramovich have released a statement, with the former Chelsea owner claiming the Government 'has not proposed any legal solution' to release the funds.

The oligarch was forced to sell Chelsea in 2022 after being sanctioned over his alleged ties to Vladimir Putin following Russia's invasion of its neighbour.

If there were trophies for the club that most eagerly shoved players through a revolving door spinning at the speed of light, Chelsea's cabinet would be groaning with them.

The Dutchman, 22, sealed a move to west London from Strasbourg earlier this week in the latest deal struck between the two BlueCo-owned clubs.

The Blues' co-controlling owners Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital bought Chelsea via the BlueCo Consortium in 2022, and added the Ligue 1 team to their portfolio the following June.

OLIVER HOLT: When Chelsea ran out at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, it looked as if a bit of tat from a pound shop had been stuck smack-bang in the middle of the players' chests.

Strasbourg supporters have launched a fresh attack on Chelsea's owners at the start of the new season.

Carragher is not convinced that Maresca's revamped squad is any stronger than before, suggesting the club's recruitment has lacked impact despite eight summer arrivals costing around £250m.

Chelsea dominated the Champions League winners, securing a hugely impressive 3-0 win at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey courtesy of Cole Palmer and Joao Pedro, to become world champions.

The issue of a new stadium for the west London club has been a discussion point for some time now, with the English giants' home of Stamford Bridge arguably falling behind their rivals'.

KIERAN GILL IN PHILADELPHIA: The Premier League have entered into talks with Chelsea amid Boehly's controversial ownership of the ticket reselling website Vivid Seats.

EXCLUSIVE BY KIERAN GILL: For the first time, the full inside story of Roman Abramovich's Chelsea sale - and how close the club came to extinction - is revealed.

The Premier League will reportedly attempt to close a financial loophole that has previously helped Chelsea to comply with PSR regulations.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY JOSUE SEIXAS: It was August last year when Enzo Maresca told a 20-year-old Andrey Santos the route to the top and why - for now - it did not run through Chelsea.

Enzo Maresca's side went on to prove Jamie Carragher wrong by securing a 1-0 win that saw the Blues return to Europe's premier club competition for the first time in three years.

The final of the competition has drawn attention because two English teams will be contesting it - Man United and Tottenham - in a bid to qualify for next season's Champions League.

CHELSEA CONFIDENTIAL: We asked last week for you to send in your questions for our expert KIERAN GILL to answer - and you responded in droves.

SIMON JORDAN: We've changed the format this week so I can address some of the questions and observations you've sent in on a vast array of topics, from trophy parades to the transfer market.

Gullit, the 1987 Ballon d'Or winner, ended his illustrious playing career with the Blues before going on to manage the side, first as a player-coach, for two seasons.

Chelsea's ownership group has reportedly posted losses exceeding £1bn over the past two years, casting fresh scrutiny over the club's controversial transfer spending spree and wider financial model.

Missed amid the focus on Chelsea selling their women's team to a sister company for a tidy £198.7million profit in their financial accounts was the stark decrease in wages.

The defender has burnished his Premier League reputation at Brighton and was one of the marquee signings of the new ownership group fronted by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital.

KIERAN GILL:Chelsea are in talks with UEFA after the European governing body ruled against allowing the club to use the sale of their women's team to a sister company for £200m in their profit margins.

Gullit took the Blues to FA Cup glory in 1997 as player manager - their first major trophy for 26 years - but was sacked the following season with the club second in the Premier League

Chelsea have posted a net profit of almost £130million in their latest accounts published on Monday, after selling the women's team to the west London club's parent company. 

The Blues were struggling in the early days of their new ownership following Todd Boehly and BlueCo's takeover of the club in spring 2022 - purchasing it from Russian Roman Abramovic.

CHELSEA CONFIDENTIAL: I had an interesting conversation last week with the parent of one of Chelsea's academy prospects.

KIERAN GILL: The CST write they have contacted Boehly directly to offer the American billionaire 'multiple opportunities to both publicly and privately address supporters' concerns'.

IAN HERBERT: Netflix's Drive to Survive has found a dramatic hero for its new series. And would you believe, it's Christian Horner.

KIERAN GILL: Todd Boehly appears to have revealed Chelsea's owners are divided on the future of Stamford Bridge as he suggested they need to get aligned or go their separate ways.

Terry believes Chelsea could still be three to five years away from mounting a challenge for the Premier League title, but claimed the club are moving in the right direction.

KIERAN GILL: It's difficult to say exactly how many goals McNeilly has scored for Chelsea's youth sides over the years. There are various age groups, competitions, games official and unofficial.

CHELSEA CONFIDENTIAL: It is nearly three months since Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk confirmed he had failed a doping test. There has only been silence since.

Chelsea's forgotten star faces further turbulence as the footballing vagabond moving from club to club in search of a fixed home, each time expressing his desire to stay for good.

SIMON JORDAN: Given we're in a world of activism and a petition on every issue, it's no surprise some football fans are changing the way they interact with clubs, often with entitlement.

KIERAN GILL: Supporters showed their anger before Tuesday's 4-0 win over Southampton in London and that included one throwing dollar bills in front of a banner aimed at Boehly.

I arrived at Stamford Bridge's Bovril Gate, at 6pm sharp as advertised, to see if the protest planned on social media had spread to the Chelsea supporters at the Southampton game.

Chelsea's form has tailed off desperately and a section of the fan-base came together on Tuesday night to direct their anger at Boehly and Clearlake Capital, who purchased the club in 2022.

KIERAN GILL: Gary Neville was silent for more than a minute after Virgil van Dijk's extra-time header won Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool the Carabao Cup a year ago this Tuesday.

CHELSEA CONFIDENTIAL: We know what Chelsea fans think as words are scarcely minced on social media. We know what Enzo Maresca thinks via his twice-weekly press conferences.

KIERAN GILL: Vivid Seats is an US-based online marketplace of which Boehly is both an investor and director. The site has been namechecked as an 'unauthorised seller'.

Chelsea chairman Todd Boehly is reportedly co-owner of an 'unauthorised' website that takes part in the reselling of Premier League tickets to foreign tourists.

KIERAN GILL: The Chelsea press room was swimming in fortune cookies for Chinese New Year and while West Ham were leading a colleague shared the message written inside his.

Chelsea are reportedly edging close to agreeing a deal with sister club Strasbourg for one of their highly-rated defenders amid an injury crisis for Blues boss Enzo Maresca (right).

Tuchel officially started his role as England head coach on January 1 and has been seen at several Premier League matches this month, with his latest port of call seeing him return to Stamford Bridge.

The claim was made by former members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) but has been dismissed by a source close to the American billionaire as a 'character assassination'.

Nerissa Chesterfield, served the government, according to her LinkedIN profile, as director of communications from September 2023 to July 2024, having previously worked as the deputy.

His reign ended in acrimonious fashion when he was sacked the morning after a 1-0 defeat by Dinamo Zagreb, on what was the 100th day of Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital's ownership.

The appointment of the 51-year-old German will be considered controversial given England's rivalry with his native country.

As Thomas Tuchel has signed a deal to become the England's new manager, MailOnline looks at his impressive footballing CV and tumultuous personal life.

The Blues have spent around £1.15billion on transfers but have only finished as high as sixth since the Todd Boehly-led consortium took over the club in May 2022.

Chelsea will remain at Stamford Bridge and expand the ground's capacity to 55,000 if Todd Boehly loses his his boardroom struggle with Behdad Eghbali.

KIERAN GILL: From the outside, it looked like Chelsea could not help themselves, as if they were football's answer to the piggish Mr Creosote being offered a mint in The Meaning of Life.

The latest shot in Chelsea 's ongoing civil war has been fired, with a remarkable new claim pointing to the potential genesis of the break down in relations.

Chelsea co-owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali are at loggerheads and are both looking to buy each other out.