Arsene Wenger criticises Todd Boehly after Chelsea’s Champions League exit

Arsene Wenger has admitted he is worried about Chelsea’s future after expressing deep concerns about owner Todd Boehly’s hands-on approach at Stamford Bridge.

Boehly has made a habit of entering Chelsea’s dressing room after games in his first year at the club, and labeled the team’s campaign “embarrassing” when he addressed the players following their 2-1 defeat to Brighton on Saturday.

Interim manager Frank Lampard insisted he had no problem with Boehly talking to his side, but Wenger sees things very differently and has urged the club’s next permanent manager to make sure it doesn’t happen when they take the lead in the run-up to next season.

“No, I wouldn’t, that was always clear in my mind,” said Wenger being into sports when asked if he would let an owner into the locker room.

I always put that in my contract. The advice I give young coaches when they sign contracts, I say make what matters to you, make that clear in your contract that you are the only one, no one can buy a player without your permission, no one can interfere with the team, and only you are responsible for managing the team.’

Arsene Wenger has said he would not have allowed Boehly in the dressing room when he was manager

Boehly may have hoped his pep talk could inspire Chelsea to stage a dramatic comeback in their Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid on Tuesday.

However, the Blues were beaten 2–0 by the holders, matching the first leg result, as they exited the competition.

Wenger is adamant that Boehly would not have earned any credit even if Chelsea had turned things around, insisting that the role of motivational players should be left to the manager.

“Well, again, the comeback… I don’t believe in this kind of thing because if I get paid to motivate the team, to manage the team, I don’t want anyone else doing my job,” Wenger said.

“It has happened many times that the president goes into the locker room and doesn’t talk well at all, but the team wins because it’s a good team, he thinks about it because he talked to them.

“It’s not always a result of their speech, usually it’s the quality of the team.”

Chelsea look almost certain to miss out on European football next season, despite spending £600m in the last two transfer windows.

The Blues broke the British transfer record by signing World Cup winner Enzo Fernandez in January and also paid huge sums for Mykhailo Mudryk and Wesley Fofana.

Yet they are in the bottom half of the Premier League table, having lost their first four games under Lampard.

Frank Lampard has lost his first four games since being placed as interim manager

Wenger has admitted he is concerned about where Chelsea are going after their difficult season

Wenger believes Boehly has not spent his first 12 months at Chelsea wisely.

“I would say I’m worried about Chelsea,” Wenger added. “I agree that the new president comes in and invests a lot of money. But if you don’t invest well, you really have a problem for the future.

“They haven’t invested well, no. That’s actually their problem today, they still have the same weaknesses they had before, they don’t score enough goals, they have a lot of possession but not much conversion of chances to score goals.

“I also believe that if you sign players for eight years, it’s good for Financial Fair Play because you can write off the transfer in eight years, but if the player isn’t right then you have to pay the player for eight years. future, it’s a huge risk.’