The owners of Chelsea Blueco have now taken 15 players or employees of Brighton since 2022, who started with £ 60 million that Marc Cucurella signed before manager Graham Potter followed months later
Chelsea will poach another player from Brighton after their owners had agreed a step for midfielder Julio Enciso – but he actually first signed for their sister club Strasbourg before he came to the London side at a later date.
It would be the 15th time that Chelsea has taken a player or employee of the Amex since 2022, with the seagulls effective becoming a feed team for the blues.
The athletics has reported that Strasbourg, also owned by Chelsea Chief Todd Boehly, will pay around £ 15 million for Enciso – who will spend a year in France before he becomes a long -term player at Stamford Bridge. Brighton has now made nearly £ 300 million in sale of Chelsea's owners who ran their club after Joao Pedro connected around £ 60 million earlier this summer.
Marc Cucurella was the first player to become a member of Chelsea from Brighton in the Boehly era in 2022, before manager Graham Potter took five employees months later. Robert Sanchez and Moises Caceido are two other big names that are switched between the clubs.
After another deal between Boehly and Brighton owner Tony Bloom, Mirror Sport took a look at the Strategy of Chelsea and the relationship between the clubs.
How did Chelsea owners achieve the Enciso movement of the Enciso movement?
Chelsea has spent almost £ 250 million on transfers this summer and still looks up more deals after the pursuit of Red Bull Leipzig's Xavi Simons, Manchester United -Vleugel player Alejandro Garnacho and Aston Villa star Morgan Rogers.
The other way, they have succeeded in raking about £ 200 million, but if one of Simons, Garnacho or Rogers joins the blues before Deadline Day, the club would have to balance the books to prevent the PSR rules.
According to the Premier League profit and sustainability rules, clubs can register of £ 105 million for a period of three years. However, £ 15 million of them are permitted as “own money” losses and £ 90 million covered by investments of the owner.
Signing Enciso this season would certainly have taken over a large part of the Chelsea budget, but there is no rule that he comes to another club with regard to PSR rules.
It would mean that the 21 -year -old Enciso – who has played 57 times for Brighton in the past three seasons – will not explain Chelsea's financial editions for this season and they can integrate him at a later time without falling the PSR instructions.
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Boehly's company Blueco – together with investment company Clearlake Capital – STRASBOURG took over for £ 65.2 million in 2023 and has since used the club as an exhaust valve for Chelsea to send players on loan for experience.
Boehly had previously tried to close a similar deal with the French side Bordeaux, but couldn't agree.
When Boehly bought Strasbourg, he said he was dedicated to “save his heritage”, but also said that he wanted to “promote our presence in European football” and “create enormous opportunities to share knowledge and expertise”.
The American billionaire added that owning the club “offered a path for our young superstars to go to the Chelsea field while they get them real playing time”.
The Multi-Club ownership strategy of Chelsea follows a similar arrangement such as Manchester City, whose city group company is also the owner of Girona, Palermo, New York City, Melbourne City and Mumbai City.
Who else became a member of the French club?
Chelsea has used their connection with Strasbourg by sending a number of young people on loan to the club, which are managed by former Hull City boss Liam Rosenior.
This season, goalkeeper Mike Penders Plus Youth Kendry Paez and Mamadou Sarr – who has just signed for Chelsea – were sent to the club on loan.
SARR cost about £ 12 million from Strasbourg and is now lent to the club, while Paez was signed by Independente for around £ 8 million.
All three players get experience this season playing in the UEFA Conference League after Strasbourg last season ended in Ligue 1.
In the past seasons, Strassburg Haved Ishe Samuels-Smith, Mathis Amougou and Diego Moreira from Chelsea over permanent deals.
Last season they borrowed goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic, who has since come to Bournemouth, and defender Caleb Wiley. The first Chelsea youngsters borrowed from the Elsace Club were Angelo and Andrey Santos.