It's obvious now that Roman is struggling financially to compete with the bigger and richer oil tycoons and balancing that with the new stadium investment.

It's also possible that "unfavourable investment climate" is part of the ongoing war between the Russian oligarch with the British government. If the British isn't even willing to give him a investor visa he sure as hell won't be investing up to a billion that will benefit mainly the British.



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Chelsea owner Abramovich withdrawn application for an investor visa to the United Kingdom

There's also the possibility of RM targeting Sarri if they can't get Poch, definitely more likely than Spurs getting Sarri.

[Matt Law] Chelsea knew about Sarri's past when they first considered him. If they don't end up appointing him it will have nothing to do with his previous history and everything to do with money. If his lawyers can make him a free agent let's see what happens. If not..

Maurizio Sarri has told friends and collaborators that talks with Chelsea have broken down definitively.

[Di Marzio] Slavisa Jokanovic has met with Chelsea and is a possible option

Oh he can enter the country now, just not allowed to conduct business within the country.

Conte just wants his massive compensation payout

[Matteo Pedrosi] Sarri to Chelsea is a matter of days, the deal for Abramovich’s first choice could (and should) be finished next week. Sarri’s transfer targets: Higuain, Zielinski, Hysaj, Koulibaly.

[ParisUnited] Negotiations between Kanté and PSG are advancing, Guedes eager to stay in Spain, Milinković-Savić also interested in PSG

PSG tier 1 source, very well connected to the club.

[Alfredo Pedulla]Agreement on €11m for Sarri + Albiol to Chelsea close. David Luiz to Napoli unlikely due to wages.

Essentially €3m for Raul Albiol.

[ParisUnited] As of today, Kanté still hasn't agreed to join PSG even if his agent is pushing for it

Yes most likely. Club doesn't want to sell, player not looking to leave, probably just his agent making moves for a better contract.

[Matt Law] Maurizio Sarri wants Dries Mertens at Chelsea but Antonio Conte failed twice to convince club to sign him

[Alfredo Pedulla] Chelsea and Juve talks for Rugani moving quickly, €30m + 5m bonuses being discussed. 5 year contract waiting for Rugani.

Pep has been using 3 at the back long before he came to England.

It's not new to England either before Conte. Roberto Martinez was one of the first to popularize and successfully implemented it first at Wigan. Brendan Rodgers also used it for a period of time with Liverpool.

It just never got noticed in England before Conte because they didn't win the league with it. But just because they didn't win the league with it doesn't mean their implementation is inferior to that of Conte's when they have vastly inferior players. And in the same stroke, Jurgen Klopp is not the originator nor is he the innovator of Gegenpressing, the concept was introduced long ago and even in Germany there were proponents of it before Klopp. But Klopp using it to propel his underdog Dortmund to title wins obviously catches the media's attention and now the term Gegenpressing is often attributed to Klopp as if he is some genius who came up with it.

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What I said, just because Roberto Martinez didn't win the title with it doesn't make his implementation inferior to that of Conte's, even if it's obviously Conte is a much better manager than he is. You can't expect Wigan to win the league no matter what formation they play.

Popularization is the keyword here, Conte won media admiration only because he managed to win the league with it, no one would've bat an eyelid if he didn't. Hypothetically speaking if Conte had used it to save West Brom from relegation for example like Martinez did with Wigan, it would still be an achievement because of how shit those teams are, but it wouldn't have caught as much media attention even if they were successful with it.

And there really aren't that many teams who are using it. In fact, I would say only Wenger's Arsenal were the only other PL team who were using it regularly as their main formation. Spurs uses it sparingly often rotating between 3 and 4 at the back.

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Yes it did get popular for a brief period of time a few years back but it died down rather quickly. Maybe because they didn't have the personnel for it long term or maybe because they simply thought Martinez got lucky with it. But with Conte doing it to win the title, it brought it to another level of popularity, considering Conte uses it for a lengthier period of time and winning title means much higher profile than just surviving relegation with Wigan.

LOL Batshuayi

No one would pay 70M for Morata though, not even Juventus. There are few clubs who can afford that kind of spending, even fewer are in need of a striker. Best outside chance is Milan if their potential new ownership takeover is successful. Milan were interested in Morata before he made his move, Morata is keen to return to Italy.

Matteo Pedrosi: Golovin has agreed to Chelsea move. CSKA Moscow want €30m but agreement could be found at €25m + bonuses.

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And 15 trophies. Say what you like about his lack of long term planning with managers, high demand for results that led to stagnation of youth development, or even his penny pinching ways in recent years, but his methods yield trophies and that alone is enough to satisfy most fans.

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