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Mauricio Pochettino has declared only a select few members of the Chelsea hierarchy knew about the Blues’ pursuit of Cole Palmer. The Argentine appears to have had little say on the club’s summer transfer business which has been left to the likes of Joe Shields, Paul Winstanley and Lawrence Steward.<\/p>\n
Chelsea have now splashed a whopping \u00a31billion on transfers since the arrival of Todd Boehly but still, they’re struggling to deliver results on the field after falling to a shock 1-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest.<\/p>\n
The loss saw new signing Palmer come off the bench but the Blues still failed to grab an equaliser as new signing Nicolas Jackson fluffed his lines from five yards out.<\/p>\n
Speaking prior to the match during Friday’s press conference, Pochettino revealed he was left in the dark when it came to the club’s move for their \u00a342.5million arrival from Manchester City.<\/p>\n
“I think the sporting director and the owner of course, but the sporting director it was his idea to add him to the squad,” Pochettino said when quizzed on who was the driving force behind Chelsea’s interest.<\/p>\n
Don’t miss… <\/strong> Chelsea ace Nicolas Jackson produces miss of the season contender[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n That ties into his immediate reaction to news the club were set to sign the England U21 international following the 2-1 League Cup win over AFC Wimbledon in midweek.<\/p>\n “I know nothing,” said Pochettino when asked about the Blues’ surprise swoop for the attacker.<\/p>\n To which a journalist replied: “Sounds like he’s having a medical.”<\/p>\n But Pochettino wasn’t in the mood to discuss Palmer, adding: “Who is saying that? Reports. The club still didn’t tell you. I don’t want to talk about it.”<\/p>\n We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n Don’t miss… <\/strong> The Telegraph say Chelsea decided to keep quiet on the deal after they previously missed out on Michael Olise.<\/p>\n Although they triggered the release clause written into Olise’s contract, Crystal Palace threatened to report the Blues over alleged tapping up.<\/p>\n They felt as though they’d gone behind the Eagles’ back to strike a deal and for that reason, they threatened to report Chelsea for their conduct during their transfer pursuit of Olise.<\/p>\n As a result, Olise ended up signing a new contract with Chelsea leaving the Blues red-faced.<\/p>\n Palmer was deemed the alternative target and Chelsea wanted to make sure they got this deal over the line for Pochettino – something they did eventually achieve.<\/p>\n Chelsea have won just one of their opening four Premier League matches and they remain in the bottom half of the table following a tricky start to life under Pochettino.<\/p>\n Despite their excessive transfer splurge they’re evidently lacking a reliable goal threat in the attacking third after failing to find the target against Forest.<\/p>\n Chelsea travel to Bournemouth after the international break and that won’t be an easy task as the Cherries have gone toe-to-toe with West Ham, Liverpool and Brentford in their opening four matches, proving they are no soft touch.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/590x\/secondary\/4940223.jpg?r=1693672359765\")
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