Liam Twomey is a good writer and having covered for Chelsea for some years, first at ESPN and now at The Athletic, he has a good overview of where the club has come from and where it’s headed at the moment.
His take on the recent breaking news about Chelsea’s links to Cristiano Ronaldo are particularly interesting.
He’s not claiming to know anything we don’t, but he gives a good perspective on the links.
Mendes is doing his job, which is to try to create a market for an unhappy client that only a handful of clubs in the world can afford. Boehly/Clearlake were always going to be attractive targets but having talked smart, they now have a responsibility to act smart #CFC
— Liam Twomey (@liam_twomey) July 4, 2022
As he says, this is a slightly worrying, Glazer style glamour move. We all know Ronaldo is a good player, but at 37 he’s not going to get any better, and we’ve
We were all willing to give the benefit of the doubt to Todd Boehly and his new structure, but this is not a promising start. Let’s hope that this is all coming from Ronaldo’s agent Jorge Mendes’ end, rather than reflecting real interest from Chelsea.
Just like us, Twomey is imploring Chelsea to “act smart” and not get stars in their eyes.
