'Absolutely not' - Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel in the dark over transfer budget, yet to meet Todd Boehly

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has revealed that he is to meet expected new owner Todd Boehly and is in the dark over the summer’s transfer budget. Boehly’s consortium is on the cusp of taking over Chelsea for £4.25 billion to end the tenure of current owner Roman Abramovich. Ad/> The deal will resolve the impasse with the club operating under a limited licence due to the sanctions on Russian oligarch Abramomvich, after he was outed as a key ally of president Vladimir Putin, after years of denying he was linked to him.

Premier League'It's the opposite' — Klopp responds to Guardiola claimsYESTERDAY AT 13:27 Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Tuchel hoped for positive developments with a new owner but said he was yet to meet Boehly. “Absolutely not. Maybe if I had, I would not tell you! But I do not have so I don’t need to lie,' he said.

“Nothing has changed for us at Cobham, we are still waiting for the confirmation, for things to progress, to hopefully have news for you and for us, for the team, to inject some positive energy. Haaland transfer confirmed with forward to join Manchester City 'Playing football, I forget about everything' — Ukrainian teen on his 'dream' after escaping war Mane believes Barca switch will help him win Ballon d'Or — reports “It feels like it will come to an end and give us possibilities to act but at this very moment it is not like this.' He explained that the club found themselves in unique circumstances, saying: “We are the only club in the moment that suffers like this, maybe the first club that ever did this. “It is a situation that is unique and a situation that is quite challenging.