Reports suggest that Chelsea players and staff were taken aback when Todd Boehly allowed Mykhailo Mudryk and his entourage to enter the changing room at Stamford Bridge before a Premier League game this season. Chelsea had signed the Ukraine international in an £88.5 million deal from Shakhtar Donetsk in the January transfer window. Furthermore, there is also said to be ‘growing discontent’ among the Chelsea squad, with many players considering their futures ahead of the summer transfer window due to a potential wage reduction as a result of there being no Champions League football next season.
Frank Lampard commented after Chelsea’s Champions League exit at the hands of Real Madrid that some members of his squad still need time to adjust to English football. He said that the team he chose for the match was the most form, fittest and what the game was going to ask of them, and they showed they could compete with Real Madrid. Lampard also stated that it is important to take each step and for the players to get back to work on Thursday and focus on Brentford. He concluded by saying that the fans appreciated the performance against Real Madrid and that the club must latch on to that and pick up good results and performances for the rest of the season.