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« It could be in Chelsea’s interests to do the same as Milan, » he told The Athletic. « We’re moving into the realms of three-dimensional chess here, which some clubs are capable of playing.

« By the time you pay the players’ bonuses for qualifying for the competition, transport, accommodation and other costs, you’re only making a small amount of money from the Conference League. You’ll struggle to get a decent number of fans to attend Stamford Bridge if the opposition is modest. That isn’t a criticism of them. It’s modern-day economics.