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Strasbourg ultras issue new statement against BlueCo

Fans of French club RC Strasbourg have told Chelsea owners BlueCo they are not welcome.

The consortium, co-owned by Todd Boehly, that has ownership over Chelsea has also taken over Strasbourg.

The idea is to set up a football group in the same way that Manchester City have the City Football Group.

"Between the multi-club ownership that we can never accept and the destructive sporting policy, it is now time to say things clearly: BlueCo is not welcome at the Meinau and never will be," Strasbourg ultra supporters said, as per GFFN.

"Following BlueCo's purchase, the 2023 summer transfer window is our first element of analysis and our first major worry," Fédération Supporters RCS added.

"The exclusive recruitment of very young players – not yet operational and potentially weakened by their over-exposition, combined with the absence of arrivals of more mature players, exposes the club to a sporting risk from which the owners should have better protected us.

"BlueCo's imposition of an obligation to buy only very young hopefuls is senseless on a sporting level and the fans don't relate to their team at the moment. The supporters that maintained that, since the purchase of Racing, we are only a training center and a secondary piece in a global business, have gained credit following this transfer window, which seems far from the announced ambition.

"Money without competence doesn't lead to anything good, and the example of Chelsea, our so-called 'big brother', who have spent a lot of money but have had a vertical fall down the English hierarchy, is an important reference point.

"We don't want to incompetence that reigns at Chelsea at RCSA. Neither directly, nor indirectly."

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