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Where Manchester United go, Chelsea tend to follow. It has become something of a social media conspiracy in some quarters. Is Todd Boehly simply glancing at the gossip column every morning, noting which players are being targeted by Chelsea’s Premier League rivals, and then going for him themselves? Of course, not even Clearlake operate so naively. But you can see where the idea comes from. It was a conspiracy sparked by Chelsea’s hi-jacking of Arsenal’s move for Mykhaylo Mudryk at the start of 2023. The sight of Chelsea outbidding Liverpool for Moises Caicedo last summer only added weight to …

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