Chelsea hold the old regime responsible for their huge £270million summer spend, according to claims by a representative of former player Antonio Rudiger.
Saif Rubie, an intermediary for Rudiger, insisted Boehly's new regime blame Roman Abramovich and Marina Granovskaia's team.
He said: 'What if I told you Chelsea, and the old regime, basically made next to no effort to keep the player. At the time he was very happy to stay and potentially be the captain of the club.
'He was offered a contract that was half the amount Romelu Lukaku were earning.