Chelsea set record for most expensive ticket EVER for Man Utd game as fans say ‘that used to be a transfer fee’
CHELSEA have set a record for the most expensive ticket in Premier League history.
The Blues are charging £5,000 for a seat to watch the upcoming clash against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge.
The pricey pews are located directly behind Mauricio Pochettino‘s dugout.
Anyone who stumps up the cash will get themselves a padded seat right next to the tunnel and pitchside access for the warm-up.
The lucky Chelsea supporters will also get to high-five players off the bus in the club’s ‘arrival experience’.
They will then be treated to a fancy meal before and after game – complete with a complimentary bar – and drinks vouchers for half-time, before heading home with a signed Blues shirt and a matchday programme.
Despite the perks, fans on social media were quick to slam the ticket price as a ‘crime’.
One commented: “Charging so much for Pochball is a crime.”
A second wrote: “Sounds like something you’d see on The Apprentice.”
A third posted: “This place is going to be fun once the season ticket renewals come in.”
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A fourth said: “£5,000 a game works out at £55 a minute, or almost £1 a second (92p).”
A fifth added: “That used to be a transfer fee.”
In fact, £5000 would have been a record transfer fee in 1922.
West Ham sold Syd Puddefoot to Falkirk for £5,000 after he scored 102 league goals in 158 appearances in nine years at the club.
The Dugout Club will also have pricey tickets worth £3,000 for the Tottenham match and £2,000 for the FA Cup game against Leeds.
The money for the United match would be enough to buy the most expensive adult season ticket in the league.
A single season ticket at Fulham is £3,000 in the club’s rebuilt Riverside Stand.