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“This is Not Money Laundering” – LA Lakers and Dodgers Owner Todd Boehly’s Soccer Club Slammed by Fans Over Shocking $135 Million Transaction

Published 01/03/2023, 3:21 PM EST

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Argentinian fans are still in the 7th sky after their favorite star and team won the world cup. In the closing ceremony, Emiliano Martinez won the golden glove, Lionel Messi won the golden ball and Enzo Fernandez won the young player of the year. After celebrating for weeks now, players have started going back to their Leagues and playing matches with them. Amid all this, Chelsea and LA Lakers owner Todd Boehly made a big money move to have one of the world cup winners in their roaster. They expected fans to be happy and celebrate the move. The fans, however, had the opposite reaction to the news.

To give their midfield strength, they had just spent 135 and a half million USD. Chelsea is currently standing at No 9 losing 3 of their last 5 matches. The reinforcement would help them to make their stance strong.

LA Lakers & Chelsea Owner offering Enzo stacks

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According to reports, Chelsea is very close to signing the Superstar Argentinian midfielder Enzo Fernandez for 135.5 million USD. He made his name for the country by playing in his first FIFA tournament and winning Young Player of the Tournament.

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Fans are not at all happy with this decision of the La Lakers and Chelsea Owner, given they are throwing hundreds of millions of dollars on someone who just showed his caliber in one tournament. Here are a few fan reactions.

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Enzo Fernandez played extremely well in the World Cup and even scored a magnificent goal. He made almost every soccer critic fan of his skills and game sense. Meanwhile, fans are angry as Chelsea is again hoarding players that they might later release as they have time and again.

Argentinian world cup in a nutshell

Argentina started its World Cup with a shocking defeat against Saudi Arabia. When fans had lost their hope, and when fans started doubting, the magician showed why he is considered one of the greatest players ever. They never lost a match again, beating Mexico, Poland, Australia, the Netherlands, Croatia, and France.

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The final of the 2022 World cup was a match for generations. It is easily the greatest soccer match of the decade. How Mbappe equalized the 2-0 lead of Argentina in less than a couple of minutes will still haunt fans. How he single-handedly almost won them the trophy. After making a crazy save in the last minutes, he proved why he was a penalty king. It was a sight to behold when the trophy finally went to the player who wanted it the most and cried for it the most.

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Rishabh Chaudhary

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Rishabh is a soccer writer at EssentiallySports, coming with a year of experience in digital marketing and 19 years of being a sports fan. Like most people in India, he started by watching cricket and then all sports. He writes poetry and songs in his free time and plays FPS games like Valorant and CSGO.
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Hitesh Nigam