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Furious Strasbourg fans write open letter to Chelsea owner Boehly

Chelsea owner Todd Boehly has been sent an angry letter by fans of RC Strasbourg.

The American's investment group took over the Ligue 1 club to serve as a feeder for the Blues.

With Strasboug sitting in mid-table in the league, and Chelsea in a similar position in the Premier League, Boehly is once again under fire.

The Fédération Supporters RCS' letter states: "Following BlueCo's purchase, the 2023 summer transfer window is our first element of analysis and our first major worry.

"The exclusive recruitment of very young players – not yet operational and potentially weakened by their over-exposition, combined with the absence of arrivals of more mature players, exposes the club to a sporting risk from which the owners should have better protected us. BlueCo's imposition of an obligation to buy only very young hopefuls is senseless on a sporting level and the fans don't relate to their team at the moment.

"The supporters that maintained that, since the purchase of Racing, we are only a training center and a secondary piece in a global business, have gained credit following this transfer window, which seems far from the announced ambition."

They added: “Money without competence doesn't lead to anything good, and the example of Chelsea, our so-called 'big brother', who have spent a lot of money but have had a vertical fall down the English hierarchy, is an important reference point: We don't want to incompetence that reigns at Chelsea at RCSA. Neither directly, nor indirectly.

"Beyond the Strasbourg case, we wish to also remind you that multi-club ownership is a danger to football. The pyramid system that this system is slowly locking into place, and even more strongly than was already the case, risks reducing the majority of clubs to a simple objective of developing young players and helping the few clubs at the top of the pyramid in order to yield a profit for their business. Clearly, it is a very worrying perspective."

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