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Manchester United and Chelsea are on two very different paths right now. The London club won the UEFA Champions League last season and would want to build on that success in the future. However, things are much direr in Manchester. The Reds recently announced the appointment of Erik Ten Hag as their manager for next season, and have handed him the responsibility to rebuild the club. United will now spend their fifth consecutive trophyless season in the qualms of mediocrity, and fans aren’t happy. The club have been linked with several players for next season, and there will also be a mass exodus of almost ten players from the club. DECLAN RICE MOVES CLOSER TO A MOVE TO UNITED OR CHELSEA One of the players United have been linked with is West Ham United star Declan Rice. The young central-defensive midfielder would fill the hole in United’s midfield and would be the ideal candidate for the club to build a dynasty. On the other hand, Chelsea have also been linked with a move for Rice for two years now. Manager Thomas Tuchel is reportedly a fan of the 23-year-old Englishman and would want him to cover for Jorginho and Kante. Fans of both clubs will be glad to hear that Rice has no intentions of staying at West Ham beyond the summer. The England international turned down [https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/apr/22/declan-rice-turns-down-third-west-ham-contract-offer-and-open-to-transfer] the club’s third contract offer in the hopes of finding a bigger club in the summer. HOW WILL MANCHESTER UNITED LINE UP WITH DECLAN RICE? The arrival of Declan Rice will help United a lot as the club will most probably lose Paul Pogba next season. The Frenchman’s contract will expire in three months’ time. In his absence, United might play with a midfield of Rice, Fred, and Bruno Fernandes. Although the club has been linked with a few other midfielders too, Rice and Bruno will almost certainly start every match in Erik Ten Hag’s team. Might Leave Manchester United Next Season [https://www.essentiallysports.com/soccer-news-football-news-cristiano-ronaldo-paul-pogba-take-a-look-at-the-superstars-who-might-leave-manchester-united-next-season/] 

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The Chelsea football team is an English professional team that competes in the Premier League. It was first founded in 1905 and is based in Fulham City. It's one of the most successful clubs in English football history.

"The Blues", as they're commonly regarded by their fans, were first founded by Gus Mears. And they won their first major trophy back in 1955. However, their most successful period has taken place under the ownership of Roman Abramovich.

He took over Chelsea FC in 2003 and has since brought a plethora of trophies to the Stamford Bridge, their home stadium. In their history, Chelsea have won over thirty championships, including six league titles and five European trophies. Though five of the six league championships and three of the five European titles were won in the Abramovich Era.

Their most successful manager has been Jose Mourinho, who has won eight titles in his two stints at Stamford Bridge. Their current manager, Frank Lampard is regarded as their most legendary figure along with the likes of John Terry, Didier Drogba, David Webb, John Hollins, and Pat Nevin.

In 2016, Chelsea was ranked as the seventh most valuable football club in the world £1.15 billion, by Forbes magazine. As of 2016, Chelsea are ranked eighth in the Deloitte Football Money League with annual commercial revenue of £322.59 million.

Most recently, they won the UEFA Champions League under the leadership of manager Thomas Tuchel. They beat the Premier League champions Manchester City 1-0 in the final as Kai Havertz took the Blues to the promised land.

Titles
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<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="150">Title</td>
<td width="150">Number of titles</td>
<td width="150">Year</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">First Division/Premier League</td>
<td width="150">6</td>
<td width="150">1954–55, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2009–10, 2014–15, 2016–17</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">Second Division</td>
<td width="150">2</td>
<td width="150">1983–84, 1988–89</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">FA Cup</td>
<td width="150">8</td>
<td width="150">1969–70, 1996–97, 1999–2000, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2017–18</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">League Cup</td>
<td width="150">5</td>
<td width="150">1964–65, 1997–98, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2014–15</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">FA Community Shield</td>
<td width="150">4</td>
<td width="150">1955, 2000, 2005, 2009</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">Full Members' Cup</td>
<td width="150">2</td>
<td width="150">1985–86, 1989–90</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">UEFA Champions League</td>
<td width="150">1</td>
<td width="150">2011–12, 2020-21</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">UEFA Europa League</td>
<td width="150">2</td>
<td width="150">2012–13, 2018–19</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">UEFA Cup Winners' Cup</td>
<td width="150">2</td>
<td width="150">1970–71, 1997–98</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">UEFA Super Cup</td>
<td width="150">1</td>
<td width="150">1998</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
Club Personnel

Chelsea Ltd.

Owner: Roman Abramovich

Chairman: Bruce Buck

Directors:
<ul>
 	<li>Eugene Tenenbaum</li>
 	<li>Guy Laurence</li>
 	<li>Marina Granovskaia</li>
</ul>
Executive Board
<ul>
 	<li>Chief Executive: Guy Laurence</li>
 	<li>Club Secretary: David Barnard</li>
 	<li>Chairman: Bruce Buck</li>
 	<li>Directors:
<ul>
 	<li>Eugene Tenenbaum</li>
 	<li>Marina Granovskaia</li>
</ul>
</li>
 	<li>Football Club Board:
<ul>
 	<li>David Barnard</li>
 	<li>Bruce Buck</li>
 	<li>Marina Granovskaia</li>
 	<li>Guy Laurence</li>
 	<li>Eugene Tenenbaum</li>
</ul>
</li>
 	<li>Life President
<ul>
 	<li>Lord Attenborough (1923–2014)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
Vice-Presidents
<ul>
 	<li>Peter Digby</li>
 	<li>Sir Peter Harrison</li>
 	<li>Joe Hemani</li>
 	<li>Anthony Reeves</li>
 	<li>Alan Spence</li>
</ul>
Club Ambassadors
<ul>
 	<li>Carlo Cudicini</li>
 	<li>Tore André Flo</li>
 	<li>Paulo Ferreira</li>
 	<li>Eddie Newton</li>
</ul>
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<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="150">Squad number</td>
<td width="150">Position</td>
<td width="150">Player Name</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">1</td>
<td width="150">Goalkeeper</td>
<td width="150">Kepa Arrizabalaga</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">2</td>
<td width="150">Defender</td>
<td width="150">Antonio Rüdiger</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">3</td>
<td width="150">Defender</td>
<td width="150">Marcos Alonso</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">4</td>
<td width="150">Defender</td>
<td width="150">Andreas Christensen</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">5</td>
<td width="150">Midfielder</td>
<td width="150">Jorginho</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">7</td>
<td width="150">Midfielder</td>
<td width="150">N'Golo Kanté</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">8</td>
<td width="150">Defender</td>
<td width="150">Trevoh Chalobah</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">9</td>
<td width="150">Goalkeeper</td>
<td width="150">Marcus Bettinelli</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">10</td>
<td width="150">Goalkeeper</td>
<td width="150">Eduard Mendy</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">11</td>
<td width="150">Defender</td>
<td width="150">Malang Sarr</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">12</td>
<td width="150">Midfielder</td>
<td width="150">Ruben Loftus-Cheek</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">13</td>
<td width="150">Defender</td>
<td width="150">Ben Chilwell</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">15</td>
<td width="150">Defender</td>
<td width="150">Kurt Zouma</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">17</td>
<td width="150">Midfielder</td>
<td width="150">Mateo Kovačić</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">18</td>
<td width="150">Defender</td>
<td width="150">Thiago Silva</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">19</td>
<td width="150">Midfielder</td>
<td width="150">Mason Mount</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">20</td>
<td width="150">Forward</td>
<td width="150">Callum Hudson-Odoi</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">22</td>
<td width="150">Midfielder</td>
<td width="150">Christian Pulisic</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">23</td>
<td width="150">Forward</td>
<td width="150">Hakim Ziyech</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">24</td>
<td width="150">Defender</td>
<td width="150">Reece James</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">28</td>
<td width="150">Defender</td>
<td width="150">César Azpilicueta</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">29</td>
<td width="150">Forward</td>
<td width="150">Timo Werner</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">31</td>
<td width="150">Forward</td>
<td width="150">Kai Havertz</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">33</td>
<td width="150">Defender</td>
<td width="150">Emerson Palmieri</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">34</td>
<td width="150">Forward</td>
<td width="150">Romelu Lukaku</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

Chelsea

The Chelsea football team is an English professional team that competes in the Premier League. It was first founded in 1905 and is based in Fulham City. It&#8217;s one of the most successful clubs in English football history. &#8220;The Blues&#8221;, as they&#8217;re commonly regarded by their fans, were first founded by Gus Mears. And they won their first major trophy back in 1955. However, their most successful period has taken place under the ownership of Roman Abramovich. He took over Chelsea FC in 2003 and has since brought a plethora of trophies to the Stamford Bridge, their home stadium. In their history, Chelsea have won over thirty championships, including six league titles and five European trophies. Though five of the six league championships and three of the five European titles were won in the Abramovich Era. Their most successful manager has been Jose Mourinho, who has won eight titles in his two stints at Stamford Bridge. Their current manager, Frank Lampard is regarded as their most legendary figure along with the likes of John Terry, Didier Drogba, David Webb, John Hollins, and Pat Nevin. In 2016, Chelsea was ranked as the seventh most valuable football club in the world £1.15 billion, by Forbes magazine. As of 2016, Chelsea are ranked eighth in the Deloitte Football Money League with annual commercial revenue of £322.59 million. Most recently, they won the UEFA Champions League under the leadership of manager Thomas Tuchel. They beat the Premier League champions Manchester City 1-0 in the final as Kai Havertz took the Blues to the promised land. Titles  Title Number of titles Year  First Division/Premier League 6 1954–55, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2009–10, 2014–15, 2016–17  Second Division 2 1983–84, 1988–89  FA Cup 8 1969–70, 1996–97, 1999–2000, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2017–18  League Cup 5 1964–65, 1997–98, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2014–15  FA Community Shield 4 1955, 2000, 2005, 2009  Full Members&#8217; Cup 2 1985–86, 1989–90  UEFA Champions League 1 2011–12, 2020-21  UEFA Europa League 2 2012–13, 2018–19  UEFA Cup Winners&#8217; Cup 2 1970–71, 1997–98  UEFA Super Cup 1 1998  Club Personnel Chelsea Ltd. Owner: Roman Abramovich Chairman: Bruce Buck Directors: Eugene Tenenbaum Guy Laurence Marina Granovskaia Executive Board Chief Executive: Guy Laurence Club Secretary: David Barnard Chairman: Bruce Buck Directors: Eugene Tenenbaum Marina Granovskaia  Football Club Board: David Barnard Bruce Buck Marina Granovskaia Guy Laurence Eugene Tenenbaum  Life President Lord Attenborough (1923–2014)  Vice-Presidents Peter Digby Sir Peter Harrison Joe Hemani Anthony Reeves Alan Spence Club Ambassadors Carlo Cudicini Tore André Flo Paulo Ferreira Eddie Newton   Squad number Position Player Name  1 Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga  2 Defender Antonio Rüdiger  3 Defender Marcos Alonso  4 Defender Andreas Christensen  5 Midfielder Jorginho  7 Midfielder N&#8217;Golo Kanté  8 Defender Trevoh Chalobah  9 Goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli  10 Goalkeeper Eduard Mendy  11 Defender Malang Sarr  12 Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek  13 Defender Ben Chilwell  15 Defender Kurt Zouma  17 Midfielder Mateo Kovačić  18 Defender Thiago Silva  19 Midfielder Mason Mount  20 Forward Callum Hudson-Odoi  22 Midfielder Christian Pulisic  23 Forward Hakim Ziyech  24 Defender Reece James  28 Defender César Azpilicueta  29 Forward Timo Werner  31 Forward Kai Havertz  33 Defender Emerson Palmieri  34 Forward Romelu Lukaku

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