John Obi Mikel has slammed Chelsea’s new players and co-owner Todd Boehly in what has been a miserable season for his former club.
Boehly replaced Roman Abramovich in the summer and has spent over £600m on players but that has not translated into success on the pitch, with the Blues 11th in the Premier League table following early exits from the domestic cups.
They remain in the Champions League but face a tough test against Real Madrid – having just sacked Graham Potter as head coach after less than seven months and replacing him with Frank Lampard – who is their third manager of the season.
Some of the players brought in under Boehly include Enzo Fernandez, who Chelsea smashed the British transfer record to sign in a £106.8m deal, while Mykhailo Mudryk arrived from Shakhtar Donetsk for £88.5m.
Mikel, who made 372 appearances for the west London club and won numerous trophies at Stamford Bridge, is unhappy with both Boehly and the club’s new players as he shared his thoughts on Friday.
‘I don’t think anyone can make sense of what is going on,’ Mikel told Dubai Eye 103.8 Sport.
‘Players are coming in through the door. I read articles that Todd Boehly is looking at Arsenal’s radar and whoever Arsenal is going for.
‘Some players when you look at them, they’re not Chelsea players. Some of them are not good on the ball. When you look at the way the team was playing before Graham Potter got sacked, nothing was happening. There was no spark.
‘Nothing was going on. When you watch the games, you think where are the goals going to come from? Where is the magic going to come from?
‘With Frank Lampard coming back, he knows the club. Let’s hope we will start playing well and get some good results.’
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