Today’s article in The Athletic by David Ornstein reveals some fascinating financial information concerning the loan arrangement to return Romelu Lukaku to Inter Milan, however they were essentially simply confirming what we previously believed.
New Chelsea owner Todd Boehly’s acquaintance with Michael Yormark, head of Roc Nation, the management organization that works with Lukaku, was “essential to the agreement,” according to a completely new point in the report.
The insinuation appears to be that Boehly has not been tough on Inter or Lukaku because doing so would be detrimental to his friend. While it’s true that Chelsea could have pressed for better terms, it’s also true that it’ll be a disaster whatever, so there’s something to be said for getting it done now.
What a disaster; the sooner we can get beyond it on and off the field, the better.
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