Chelsea have a new owner

Chelsea Football Club officials have confirmed they have reached an agreement to sell the team to US billionaire Todd Boley, a deal that will cost the US investors a whopping £4.25bn. Of this, £2.5 billion for the acquisition of the club will be deposited into a UK government bank account with the aim of donating 100% to charities identified by Roman Abramovich.

In addition, the new owners must commit to investing an additional £1.75bn in club interests. The group headed by Boley also owns two famous American sports clubs, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the transaction is expected to be completed by the end of May.

Toni Kroos admits he once refused to come to MU

Midfielder Tony Kroos has revealed he had struck a deal with manager David Moyes to join Manchester United for the 2013/14 season, but at the last minute changed his mind and moved to Real Madrid. But the German star says he does not regret his decision as he will not be able to win the Champions League three times with the Red Devils.

Rob is better than Messi

Ronaldo and Messi always compare every goal, individual and collective title record for over a decade. This season, when he joined a new team, although it fell short of expectations, Ronaldo was more important to the host club than Messi. The Portuguese superstar contributed 18 goals, accounting for 31.6% of Manchester United’s 57 goals this season, and was the team’s top scorer, while Messi only scored 4 goals, accounting for 5.1% of the 79 goals. Win Ligue 1.

The 37-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo still played more than 500 minutes in the Premier League, scoring a single goal in 131.5 minutes. At the same time, Messi scored a goal in just 470.5 minutes in Ligue 1, setting the worst scoring record in the domestic league in the past 15 years. Messi also only converted 5.4% of his shots into goals, while Ronaldo’s figure was 17.1%.

Manchester City give priority to De Jong in summer

After the Champions League defeat, Manchester City hopes to introduce more outstanding rookies to complete the ambition of revenge next season. The Citizens have recently added Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong to this summer’s transfer list, in addition to Borussia Dortmund striker Haaland’s long-term target, according to The Sun. Coach Guardiola is said to have admired De Jong when he was at Ajax, but the Dutch midfielder has since opted to go to Camp Nou.

At present, Manchester United, who are in the same city as them, are also very interested in signing De Jong. At the same time, Barcelona may consider selling due to financial problems. The Catalan giants are said to be hoping to earn at least 70 million euros through the deal.

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