🚨 CHELSEA REALLY ASKED FOR THIS?! 😭💰
The summer transfer window just delivered another unbelievable chapter in the Chelsea–Manchester City saga.
According to reporting from The Athletic, sources familiar with negotiations on Manchester City’s side claim Chelsea made TWO extraordinary requests during discussions between the clubs.
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And honestly…
If City’s version is accurate, the negotiations were wild. 👀
REQUEST #1: “BACK OFF BOUADDI.”
City were pursuing highly rated young midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi.
But according to City-side sources, Chelsea asked Manchester City to step away from the deal because they wanted Bouaddi themselves—as a potential replacement for Enzo Fernández.
The timing is what makes this especially interesting.
Chelsea eventually sold Fernández to Manchester City in a British-record-equalling £125 million deal, and City later completed the signing of Bouaddi from Lille.
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But Chelsea strongly dispute the City version.
Their position is that they never asked Manchester City to back away from Bouaddi.
And that’s where this story gets complicated.
Two clubs.
Two completely different accounts.
And no easy way for fans to know exactly what happened behind closed doors.
REQUEST #2: NICO O’REILLY FOR MALO GUSTO?! 😭
And then came the even crazier claim.
City sources reportedly say Chelsea wanted Nico O’Reilly included in a deal for Malo Gusto—PLUS City paying Chelsea’s full asking price for Gusto.
In other words:
O’Reilly + a huge cash payment for Gusto. 😭💰
Manchester City weren’t interested.
O’Reilly stayed in Manchester.
And Gusto stayed at Chelsea.
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Chelsea again disputes this version of events, saying Gusto was never available for transfer and that the Fernández deal was the only business conducted between the two clubs.
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So now we have a fascinating situation.
🔵 Manchester City’s version:
Chelsea made some extremely ambitious requests.
🔵 Chelsea’s version:
Those requests never happened in the way City sources describe.
And that means the real story may only be known by the people sitting inside those negotiation rooms.
One thing we do know:
City got their man.
Ayyoub Bouaddi joined Manchester City on a five-year contract, with reports putting the fee around £86 million.
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Nico O’Reilly remained at City.
Malo Gusto remained at Chelsea.
And Enzo Fernández became a Manchester City player for £125 million.
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So now the question for football fans is simple:
IF City’s version is true… would you have accepted O’Reilly + cash for Malo Gusto? 👀
Because that negotiation would have been one of the strangest player-exchange proposals of the summer. 😂🍿
**Chelsea say it didn’t happen.
City sources say it did.
You decide. 🔥**
