Antonio Conte’s gripes fell mostly on deaf ears. The Italian has made moaning about his club's ineffectiveness in the transfer market his forte over his last two club jobs. But when the manager of Chelsea complains about financial inequality, supporters of at least 80 professional clubs in England roll their eyes as one. The irony wasn’t lost on many. Conte is right to an extent, of course. His insistence that Chelsea cannot afford a Neymar, a Paul Pogba or a Kylian Mbappe is true, and he might even be correct in saying that they cannot afford to compete with Manchester United for Alexis Sanchez’ wages. United have the highest revenue in the world at 676.3m; Chelsea’s revenue is...
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