Strasbourg’s unexpected ascent The Ligue-1 table could have a significantly negative impact on Chelsea, since the pages are part of the same multi-club ownership model.
Blueco, the consortium carried out by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital, added to her portfolio of sports investments in 2023 in 2023. At the time of the purchase, the French side of Alsace was relegated from relegation from relegation and was only ended in the upper half of Ligue 1 in the 21st century in the 21st century.
Strasbourg, however, enjoyed a brilliant campaign that has climbed to the intoxicating heights of fifth place, also thanks to the guidance of her English head coach Liam Rosenior and a common relationship with Chelsea. Nevertheless, the passage of players who move between the two clubs could be connected if both are still successful.
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin recently repeated: “Clubs [in the same UEFA competition] may not transfer players between themselves or on loans, produce commercial cooperation or share scouting databases. “
Chelsea has currently borrowed goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic and Brazilian Younster Andrey Santos in Strasbourg this season. According to the blues, the blues have agreed to a contract with which Mamadou Sarr was brought to Stamford Bridge in the summer. According to UEFA’s regulations, this transfer “will therefore not be possible if Strasbourg and Chelsea take part in the same European competition” Foot Mercato.
Manchester United suffered this fate when they were blocked from the purchase of Jean-Clair Todibo from last summer, since Ineos was involved in both clubs, each qualified for the Europa League.
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The three best three Ligue 1 automatically qualify for the Champions League. Fourth place deserves the transitions to the qualification rounds of the leading competition of Europe, while fifth place is sufficient to reach the Europa League. The sixth place offers transitions to the conference league. With only 11 games in the campaign, Strasbourg are a point from Nice in the fourth and three behind the third -placed Marseille.
The top 5 of the Premier League are on track to qualify for the Champions League next season. Chelsea is currently fourth, but is only five points over Bournemouth in tenths.
If both clubs qualify for the same UEFA competition and not show Blueco that there is a clear separation between the two companies, the team that is lower in the league is blocked by participating in this tournament.
This special punishment should be avoidable – like Manchester City and Manchester United have managed to calm the concerns of UEFA in the last seasons – but the prospect of blocking their transfers could deal with the blues.
Shortly after Blueco’s takeover of Chelsea in 2022, Boehly bluntly outlined why you want to buy a feeder club. “I think the challenge that Chelsea has at the moment or one of them is that if you have 18, 19 and 20 years old superstars, you can borrow them to other clubs, but you put your development into the hands of another,” said the US investor.
“Our goal is to ensure that we can show ways for our young superstars to get to the Chelsea pitch while we can bring you real playing time. For me, the way to do this is through another club somewhere in a really competitive league in Europe.”
Unfortunately for Chelsea, Strasbourg turns out a little too competitive.
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