Chelsea chairman Todd Boehly and the club’s former manager Thomas Tuchel didn’t agree with one another over the summer signing of Carney Chukwuemeka, journalist Simon Phillips has claimed.
The teenager joined the Blues for £20m from Aston Villa in early August, but the then-Blues head coach had plans to loan him out. Chukwuemeka has stuck around at Stamford Bridge, although he is yet to feature for the first team, often finding himself not even included in the 20-man matchday squad.
Co-owner Boehly expressed his pleasure at finalising the signing of “one of the most exciting young players in Europe” via the official club website, but it appears that Tuchel wasn’t as enthusiastic about the England under-19 international.
Boehly and Tuchel disagreement
Speaking to GIVEMESPORT, Phillips has since claimed: “This is one of the many things that Tuchel and Boehly ended up disagreeing about, it was the signing of Chukwuemeka.
“I’m not saying Tuchel didn’t want him but they had different ideas about his role and Tuchel was more keen to send him out on loan to go and get experience. Straightaway, you can see why Tuchel didn’t pick him and didn’t play him because, it’s not that he didn’t want him in his squad, it’s that he didn’t think he was ready to play regular matches for Chelsea.
“So there was that disagreement there and Boehly had just spent quite a bit of money on him so Boehly wanted him playing this season.”
Contributing factor to Tuchel’s dismissal?
The highly-rated teenager appeared in 16 games for Villa after earning his first-team debut in May 2021. He has not yet had that chance at Chelsea, but as the season progresses, he might be utilised in some capacity by Graham Potter.
Former Arsenal ace Paul Merson described the 18-year-old as an “absolute star” of the future (Sky Sports, via Birmingham Mail), and the youngster could have benefitted from an initial loan move in order to enhance his development.
However, it does appear that Chukwuemeka’s signing was another contributing factor to the strained relationship between Boehly and Tuchel which ultimately cost the German his job.
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Article Name | 'One of the many things': Journalist details 'disagreement' prior to Tuchel's sacking at Chelsea |
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Published On | September 29, 2022 |
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