“Playing politics” – Reason for Chelsea’s abstention on key EPL vote revealed

Earlier in the week there was an important Premier League vote concerning introducing a spending cap, and Chelsea were the only club to have abstained.

That could be said to be another bad move by Blues owner Todd Boehly, but it clearly evidences that the West London outfit will fight their corner when it comes to discussing the minutiae.

After all, any sort of cap on spending would significantly impact what the American is trying to achieve at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea abstain from key Premier League vote

Football Insider note that Aston Villa, Man City and Man United all voted against the plans, so although there is likely to be significant enough support to see any future vote passed, the Premier League are clearly not going to get things all their own way.

Former Everton chief executive, Keith Wyness, noted that Chelsea might well have good reason to abstain.

“You never know whether clubs are playing politics on other issues, rather than voting on this particular issue. That could be the case with Chelsea,” he told the outlet’s Inside Track podcast.

“We don’t know if they object to the anchoring idea, or if there’s something else that Chelsea want from the Premier League. That’s what went across my mind.

“An abstention won’t affect the vote, it will go through. The details haven’t been resolved, and for this – the devil is definitely in the detail.

“Chelsea are reserving their current position and probably have an eye on fighting this battle down the road.

“It’s going to take a lot of negotiation between the clubs, and there’s a two-day meeting being set up this summer specifically for this issue.

“It seems there are enough clubs in favour to get this change through.”

Given the modus operandi that Boehly has employed at Chelsea