Chelsea co-owner awkwardly changes the subject to Arsenal when asked about €407m record losses | OneFootball

Jose Feliciano has been speaking at a business conference where he tried to deflect questions about Chelsea’s record losses.

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Chelsea co-owner Jose Feliciano has been speaking at a Bloomberg business conference today, where he decided to have a shot at Arsenal totally out of the blue.

He was asked about the vast, €407m, record breaking losses made by his team last year, and immediately tried to change the subject.

“Well, we just won two trophies last year. So, kind of depends a rough patch for whom. Arsenal haven’t won in 20 years since that I have checked.”

Chelsea owner should be studying Arsenal not mocking them

This isn’t quite right. Arsenal haven’t won the league for 20 years, but have won other things in the meantime. Chelsea haven’t won the league for 10 years. And neither the Conference League nor the Club World Cup last season really make up for that in the big picture.

Nor do they make up for €407m losses in a year.

It just feels like a stupid time to have a dig at Arsenal, who have built a far better team on a far more limited budget, and are about to win the Premier League.

You can see the full interview in the clip embedded here:

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