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.

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Chelsea are charging £5,000 for a seat to watch the match against Manchester United[/caption]

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The seat is located behind Mauricio Pochettino’s dugout[/caption]

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In 1922 that money would have bought prolific goalscorer Syd Puddefoot[/caption]

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.