New Chelsea owner mocked for Premier League plans (VIDEO)

Todd Boehly suggested that elite English football should have an All-Star match

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp became the unofficial spokesman for those taking aim at Todd Boehly after the new Chelsea owner outlined US-style plans for the English Premier League.

American Boehly led a consortium that bought the West London club from former owner Roman Abramovich in a £4.5 billion ($5.2 billion) deal in late May, but has already been criticized by Manchester United icon Gary Neville for his seemingly scattergun approach in the summer transfer window, as well as attracting a rebuke from the likes of Liverpool legend Graeme Souness for sacking manager Thomas Tuchel just weeks into the new season. 

At the 'Salt' conference in his homeland on Tuesday, Boehly again raised eyebrows by proposing a new match for the English top flight.

"People are talking about why don’t we have more money for the [football] pyramid? MLB [Major League Baseball] did their All-Star game this year," the part-LA Dodgers owner explained.

"They made $200m from a Monday and a Tuesday, you could do a North vs South All-Star game from the Premier League to fund the pyramid very easily," Boehly suggested.

Chelsea owner Todd Boehly floats the idea of a PREMIER LEAGUE ALL-STAR GAME.