Nick Purewal

Todd Boehly’s £4.25billion move to buy the club is close to completion

Los Angeles Dodgers co-owner Boehly has already agreed a £4.25billion purchase of the Blues

Chelsea cannot resolve the futures of contracted players until Todd Boehly’s takeover is complete

The Chelsea boss insisted the Blues’ ‘hands are tied’ presently

Chelsea 2-1 Watford: Kai Havertz’s early tap-in had Chelsea in control until Dan Gosling headed home with two minutes left before Barkley’s winner

The Blues sit seventh in the table of home Premier League matches

The WWE wrestler and actor watched the Blues’ 1-1 draw with Leicester at Stamford Bridge on Thursday night

The Blues could lose several key players in the summer

Chelsea 1-1 Leicester: Alonso had switched off for Leicester’s opener but levelled with a fine volley

The Chelsea defender enjoyed delivering presents, signing autographs and meeting patients

Azpilicueta triggered an automatic, appearance-related one-year extension to his contract at the end of March

The Blues are unable to plan their summer business until the takeover is complete

The 26-year-old is understood to be poised to join Barcelona this summer on a free transfer after a decade in west London

The two parties are discussing how to handle the Stamford Bridge club’s £1.5billion debt to the Chelsea owner

The parties are understood to have found common ground on how to handle the Stamford Bridge club’s £1.5billion debt to the Chelsea owner