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‼️ Liverpool and Feyenoord have this evening reached an agreement that will see Arne Slot replace Jurgen Klopp.
Compensation package agreed quickly due to the excellent relationship between clubs after Slot made it clear he wanted the move to Anfield.🇳🇱
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I can confirm Saudi Media Group have made a £2.7bn ($3.5bn) offer to buy Chelsea. Mohamed Alkhereiji is a Chelsea fan and leading a private consortium. No direct government links.
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A reminder... Luis Enrique thinks there are five better Spanish keepers than David de Gea 👀
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Iker Casillas & Carles Puyol should be ashamed. Making a joke about coming out is not only pathetic & sickening but it fuels homophobia. It achieves exactly the opposite of what we want football to be: a safe, inclusive & respectful space. Lost all respect for both players.
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Lionel Messi leaving Barcelona: "I behaved with humility and respect and I hope that's the memory that will be left of me."
Cristiano Ronaldo 'leaving'
#MUFC
: "If you don’t have respect for me, I’m never gonna have respect for you.”
That's the difference.
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Unbelievable, joyous and emotional celebrations in Buenos Aires. Just look what Argentina's World Cup win means.🤩🇦🇷
🎥 via IG/alepetra_
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🗣️ Dele Alli to Sky. "I have a reminder on my phone every single day at eleven o'clock that says "World Cup 2026". That's my aim. That's my level."
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One other thing: if Chelsea do sign Enzo Fernandez, Twitter is going to break.
Just FYI
@elonmusk
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Marc Cucurella went over to Cole Palmer at full-time and bowed in his presence.🤣
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Kylian Mbappe went straight over to console his good friend and teammate Achraf Hakimi.🤗
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Marc Cucurella started against Wrexham, was subbed off... and then was subbed on. I've seen it all.🤣
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Chelsea have obviously won this transfer window. You have to applaud the ambition of the new ownership group. Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali's persistence key to signing Enzo Fernandez. As reported yesterday, Eghbali refused to take no for an answer. He just kept pushing.
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Sevilla and Chelsea now have a verbal agreement in place for Jules Kounde. Advanced talks continuing to finalise. Kounde has already agreed personal terms with
#CFC
and they are more preferable than the offer from Barcelona. Barca haven't yet made a formal counter-offer.
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Cadiz keeper Jeremias Ledesma sprinted over with a defibrillator and threw it into the stands after a medical emergency in the Cadiz vs. Barca game. Thankfully the fan is now stable, and thoughts with him. Huge praise to Ledesma for his quick thinking 👏
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Can confirm Leeds and Barcelona have finally reached an agreement this evening for Raphinha. My understanding is the €50 million + 10 fee is incorrect (Leeds rejected that offer quite some time ago) and the deal is actually worth close to €75 million.
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Chelsea generated £295m in sale and loan fees. That's amongst the highest for a single window in Premier League and European history. Lot of focus on the £1bn of spending, but sales also significant.
Average age of new
#CFC
signings is 20.5 and average first-team age is 22.5.🔵
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🚨 Elite defender alert.
Chelsea confirm Kalidou Koulibaly. 🇸🇳
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Wesley Fofana just removed “Leicester City” from his bio 👀
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Chelsea's latest bid for Wesley Fofana is over £70m and won't be the last one made if rejected. Brendan Rodgers again said Fofana isn't for sale, but Todd Boehly means business. Fofana is Chelsea's number one target between now and when window shuts.
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Chelsea close to an agreement with Southampton for Romeo Lavia for over £50m. Personal terms already agreed.🇧🇪
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Understand Chelsea’s owners retain their faith and patience in Graham Potter. There are no plans to sack the Chelsea manager tonight.
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It's not just the English teams rapidly pulling out... senior sources at Atletico Madrid tell me they are OUT, too.
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The Brighton denial is perfectly normal. They won't confirm until Levi Colwill deal also completed even though it's technically separate. But there is a full agreement for Cucurella in place. (
#CalmaCucurella
😂)
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🚨 Kalidou Koulibaly will join Chelsea after Napoli accepted a £33 million (€40m) offer. Big fee for a 31-year-old but
#CFC
get a complete and technically-gifted defender. An incredible signing and a player Tuchel has wanted for some time. Napoli finally willing to sell.
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Understand that Moises Caicedo has been in regular contact with multiple senior players at Chelsea. It's one of the reasons he's been so fixed on the move.
Now up to Chelsea to formally counter Liverpool's accepted offer.🇪🇨
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Those close to Mykhaylo Mudryk say he’s “desperate” to make his Arsenal debut against
#MUFC
on January 22. Teammates actually predicted during the World Cup he’d score a NLD winner with a hope back then the deal would already be done.
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Graham Potter has already held a series of one-on-one talks with senior Chelsea players. He’s stressed the importance of leadership and dressing room unity and spoken of his open door policy. He’s been keen to listen and ensure he quickly understands the culture of the club.
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🚨 Arsenal have now reached a £105m agreement with West Ham for Declan Rice.
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Chelsea expect to agree a fee with Sevilla for Jules Kounde today for around €60 million, including add ons. Sevilla want a deal wrapped up by Thursday latest when they travel to Portugal. Kounde very open to
#CFC
move and expects to know his next club by end of week.
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Chelsea have sacked Thomas Tuchel. He was informed this morning. The decision is not only down to mixed results or a reaction to the poor Dinamo loss alone. It’s part of a wider summer of strategic change, too.
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🚨 Chelsea still hope Benfica soften on their Enzo Fernandez position due to an offer lower than his €120m release clause still being significantly above his market or summer value.
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🚨 Chelsea continue to push for Enzo Fernandez and have now tabled a €120m offer. Although Rui Costa will have final say, there is pressure from both Fernandez and some Benfica board members to accept.
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Japan's fans are truly the best.🇯🇵
They beat Germany in a famous win, but before celebrating stuck around at the Khalifa International Stadium to help clean up.👏
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Thierry Henry on
#AFC
loss: "They came to your place & beat you. Can you now show you can respond, & go to Villa & rectify that? Just stay calm. You lost against a great team. Keep your composure. It doesn't mean everything has to go in the bin. You've still got a game in hand."
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Arsenal have now made a second bid for Mykhaylo Mudryk. Told the total package remains under €70m.
#AFC
optimistic a deal will get done and for far less than the €100m Shakhtar are publicly quoting. Key to success is the structure. Shakhtar want around €55m upfront.
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Chelsea now believe they’ve won the race for Jules Kounde. Barca still haven’t formally bid & accept they can’t match
#CFC
’s offer. Sevilla & Chelsea have an agreement with only minor points being finalised. Personal terms to Kounde preferable to what Barcelona offered, too.
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There's a clear pattern emerging in the way Chelsea are negotiating for players. Todd Boehly has adapted well to his interim sporting role and is intent on getting deals done fast and when possible face-to-face. A number of clubs & agents have praised this approach as refreshing.
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Can confirm Andrey Santos now has a UK work permit allowing him to play for Chelsea next season. Santos previously missed out on obtaining one by a single point, but has now been approved by The FA.
The FA recently eased the criteria for clubs to sign overseas talent. Santos…
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Jorge Mendes is making it clear to clubs put off by his wages that Cristiano Ronaldo is willing to take a significant pay cut, potentially as high as 30%. Ronaldo remains interested in an Atleti move. But club continue to distance themselves, as previously reported.
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Chelsea will advance their pursuit of Moises Caicedo over the coming weeks. Brighton will let Caicedo leave. This was clear when he extended. It's going to take around £70m guaranteed and £10m in add ons. Caicedo fully open to the move even without European football.🔵
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Aubameyang deal is virtually complete. Chelsea have already scheduled a medical for this afternoon. Rafael Leao won’t be possible unless Chelsea pay the €150m release clause. Milan have told this to Chelsea three times now. Edson Alvarez remains the priority after Aubameyang.
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Chelsea will make a big push for Moises Caicedo, who is keen on the move.
Although £100m+ figures are often quoted, £70+10m appears possible and
#CFC
’s starting point has been lower than this. 🇪🇨
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Told senior Benfica leadership have been caught off guard by Chelsea's offer for Enzo Fernandez. Even after his World Cup success, the club simply weren't expecting a bid of this magnitude.
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🗣️ Sterling tells Sky he spoke to Pochettino last week about redefining his Chelsea role: "In the first game against Liverpool I was inside the pocket too much, and that was my feeling all last season, that I was too deep. We had a simple conversation. And [Pochettino] just said,…
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Romeo Lavia has picked Chelsea. No agreement reached yet between Chelsea and Southampton but a package of just over £50m plus add-ons is likely soon.
Lavia was open to
#LFC
for much of the summer but has decided to pick Chelsea. Joe Shields role important.🇧🇪
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Chelsea considering bids for Romelu Lukaku in the €45m range. Al-Hilal and Juventus in the race. Inter’s bid rejected out of hand.
Lukaku is seriously considering Saudi.🇸🇦
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Although Chelsea's Moises Caicedo talks have been described as "complicated",
#CFC
have felt really optimistic since Friday night. £115m package (believed to be £100+15m) is now being finalised with a sell-on clause on top. Sources indicate a deal is imminent. Chelsea want to do…
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Told Graham Potter has verbally agreed to take over as Chelsea boss. Formal paperwork expected to follow soon with Chelsea hoping to finalise the appointment before Fulham this weekend.
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Oleksandr Zinchenko to
#AFC
is very close. Verbal agreement in place. Zinchenko excited to link up again with Mikel Arteta & personal terms expected to be agreed fast. Zinchenko, like Gabriel Jesus, sold on a more integral role. Arteta sees him as a good fit due to versatility.
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Leicester are now prepared to sell Wesley Fofana. The club stance has softened after a series of meetings between Brendan Rodgers and Fofana. Chelsea’s third offer not expected to be £85m. There’s a real feeling a bid shy of £80m with a preferable structure could be accepted.
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A pulsating game and a stunning win for Ghana. Mohammed Kudus with a brace and a goal from Mohammed Salisu, who was immense in his own box, too. The lowest-ranked side at the World Cup making waves.🇬🇭
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Big week ahead for Arsenal. Expectation is for both Declan Rice and Jurrien Timber to be fully finalised.🔴
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Understand that Chelsea will play Liverpool without a front-of-shirt sponsor. Nothing finalised with Infinite Athlete in time for the game.🔵
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A few Chelsea fans calling for Graham Potter to be sacked, which is ridiculous. Chelsea are trying to move away from this kind of cutthroat approach. Potter is a long-term appointment who hasn’t had key players available or a transfer window at the club.
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Moises Caicedo's agent recently made a 24-hour trip to America to hold a meeting with Brighton. As revealed, was always likely in hope of a breakthrough. Was made clear Caicedo wants
#CFC
. Brighton stuck to their position but talks termed positive. Chelsea intend to bid again.🇪🇨
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🚨 Arsenal's £70m bid for Moises Caicedo, as reported by
@FabrizioRomano
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Chelsea will table another Wesley Fofana bid this week. First two offers rejected. Straight cash with no players offered despite internal discussions at
#CFC
about a swap. Told Fofana felt the second rejected bid was fair and has again reiterated his desire to leave.
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N’Golo Kante and Karim Benzema back in pre-season training for Al-Ittihad.🟡⚫️
📸 via
@ittihad_en
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Chelsea have already agreed personal terms with Romeo Lavia and they do outstrip those offered by Liverpool. Not just about money, though. Joe Shields key in this deal. A package of £50m plus add-ons being finalised.🇧🇪
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Liverpool have NOT placed an offer for Moises Caicedo. Lot of Caicedo-Lavia games going on.
#LFC
have always indicated they like Caicedo, but not his price tag. That's why they didn't bid in January either. Nothing formal tabled to date as far as I understand.🇪🇨
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Kalidou Koulibaly to Chelsea is getting close. Talks with his agent and Napoli are progressing and Chelsea are increasingly confident an agreement will be reached.
#CFC
have moved fast with a view to a £33 million (€40 million) deal.
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Chelsea making progress on Matthijs de Ligt. Juve prefer straight-cash deal. They remain interested in Jorginho but he’s not currently part of any bid being prepared.
#CFC
pushing on de Ligt after Juve softened a bit on price. Clubs still apart on all-in price so add ons key.
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🗣 Enzo Fernandez: “I am grateful to Chelsea and its ownership for doing everything they could to make me a part of this project. I’m happy and excited to join the Pride of London, to play in the best league in the world and to compete for the biggest trophies."
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N’Golo Kante was “blown away” by Al-Ittihad’s proposal & is expected to complete a move in the next 48 hours. Deal really advanced with verbal assurances given he will sign.🇸🇦
Two-year contract with a total package of €100m per year, as first revealed by
@FabrizioRomano
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An incredible line up for
@game_4_ukraine
at Stamford Bridge on August 5.🇺🇦
🔵 Team Schevchenko
- Mudryk, Zola, Carvalho, Toni, Dida, Oddo, Cudicini, Gallas, Makelele, Eto'o, Essien, Cannavaro, Seedorf
M: Emma Hayes
🟡 Team Zincehenko
- Lehmann, Lescott, Berger, Pires,…
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Todd Boehly is Cuc-ing.😉
Chelsea have reached a full agreement for Marc Cucurella for almost £53m, as first reported by
@FabrizioRomano
. Brighton held firm & make close to a £40m profit.
Nothing 100% done on Levi Colwill but Brighton are pushing hard for a permanent move.
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Jules Kounde update. Chelsea are confident of agreeing a fee with Sevilla for around €60 million and working fast. Barca yet to bid but are expected to imminently. Still an open race. Sevilla do want a straight-cash deal, though, with
#CFC
’s tactic to get an agreement quickly.
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Signing Fabio Vieira doesn’t impact Arsenal’s pursuit of Youri Tielemans. Club still see Tielemans as a top priority and remain confident of agreeing a price with Leicester.
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Moises Caicedo missed Brighton training today to make a statement and try and force a move to Chelsea. Those close to the player insist he is not injured. Brighton still maintain he has a minor hamstring issue. Caicedo has again asked to move before the season starts.🇪🇨
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Barcelona have reiterated to Frenkie de Jong he must take a 50% pay cut or leave. They expect decision imminently. They want it today. Threat of legal action against current deal hasn’t moved further yet. As reported,
#CFC
optimistic of an €80m+ deal but waiting on FDJ decision.
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🚨 Liverpool have now had a £60m package for Romeo Lavia accepted by Southampton. As expected, things moving fast.
Lavia has always indicated he is open to a move to Anfield.
Chelsea's last bid was £55m. Should they proceed it's again going to come down to player choice...
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Chelsea pushing and progressing on Moises Caicedo. He remains the top target despite Wednesday's bid for Romeo Lavia.
#CFC
still aren't ruling out getting Caicedo done by the opening game against Liverpool. Really important 48 hours ahead.🇪🇨
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Loaning Levi Colwill is a BIG win for Chelsea. He'll be an elite-level centre-back one day. (No 🧵 needed for this one).
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Wonderful moment as Ivan Perisic's son, Leo, ran over to Neymar to console him. He was initially stopped but as soon as Neymar saw him he came over and embraced him.🥺
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Diego Costa being subbed felt like he was walking off at his own testimonial. What a reception 🥺
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My understanding on Jules Kounde is there has been an unexpected twist. Barcelona have U-turned from Friday morning but are yet to table an official bid. Chelsea felt race was won yesterday. They still have a full agreement with Sevilla. Barca don't just yet.
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Chelsea getting Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia done in the space of four days for a potential combined package of £173m is pretty astonishing.
As ever the transfer window never fails to disappoint.🔵
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🚨 Cristiano Ronaldo has signed for Al-Nassr.
He's expected to be officially announced after Al-Nassr's game with Al-Khaleej. Al-Nassr have had the logistics in place for weeks. Ronaldo expected to live in Al Muhammadiyah.
Story alongside
@jamesbenge
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Jose Mourinho in tears after reaching his sixth European final. He’s never lost one.🐺
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Frank Lampard to Chelsea makes a lot of sense. Popular appointment with most fans, buys time to undertake a proper recruitment process, relieves Bruno Saltor from an uncomfortable position and changes mood at Cobham. Big chance for Lampard to manufacture a
#UCL
fairy tale, and…
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Kasper Schmeichel has completed his move to Nice on a three-year deal. Medical completed. A Premier League, UCL quarter-final, FA Cup, Championship and Community Shield in 11 years at Leicester. Fantastic keeper and dressing-room influence. Big shame to see him go.
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Considering both FFP and ownership uncertainty, Mount, Onana and Højlund is a very good window so far for
#MUFC
.🔴
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Arsenal confident everything will be finalised in time to have Declan Rice fly out for their pre-season tour of America on Sunday.✈️🇺🇸
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That's me done for the window. Thanks to everyone who has engaged, watched, listened, read... or just pointed my striking resemblance to Graham Potter. One of the most wildest January windows in history.🍻
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🚨 Chelsea in the mix for an All or Nothing series. Under Roman Abramovich, club made it very clear they had absolutely no interest in being featured. Yet senior Amazon sources tell me they'll go back to the club & believe the new American owners have "an appetite" to be filmed.
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