Chelsea FC confirmed that a final agreement on the sale of the club could be reached on Friday evening. A consortium led by US businessman Todd Boehly takes over. The transaction is already expected for next Monday. The price for the London club around coach Thomas Tuchel is 4.25 billion pounds (almost 5 billion euros). The government, which approved the sale during the week, emphasized that it was ensured that the money would not benefit the previous owner, Roman Abramovich. Rather, the aim is to support war victims in Ukraine.
The Premier League had also previously approved the deal – according to the “TimesPortugal also had to give the green light, as Abramovich is said to have had Portuguese nationality since the end of 2021.
note; The first version of this article was published on May 25, 2022 at 09:33 and was updated after Chelsea’s confirmation of the agreement.
New Chelsea owners want to give Tuchel 235 million for newcomers
“Last night the UK Government reached a position where we can issue a license allowing the sale of Chelsea Football Club,” a government statement said on Wednesday. “Following the sanctioning of Roman Abramovich, the Government has worked hard to ensure Chelsea Football Club can continue to play football. But it was always clear to us that the long-term future of the club could only be secured under a new owner.”
Boehly, Bin Salman & Co.: The owners of the 20 Premier League clubs
Chelsea FC – Todd Boehly (USA), Mark Walter (USA), Hansjörg Wyss (Switzerland)
Year of entry: In 2022, Dragan Solak bought 80% of the club shares from Jisheng Gao (left) for £100m. Katharina Liebherr (right) continues to hold 20% of the shares.
The new owners want to support Tuchel in the coming summer transfer window with around 235 million euros for newcomers – reports “Times” and “telegraph‘ in agreement. The goal is to close the gap on Liverpool and Manchester City, who finished the season 18 and 19 points ahead of third-placed Londoners respectively. For this, Tuchel will have to do more on the defensive side, where, in addition to the safe departures of Antonio Rüdiger (29) and Andreas Christensen (26), there is also a risk of Marcos Alonso (31) losing. Tuchel said last weekend that he has no time for vacation after the end of the season as there is a lot to do. During the sales negotiations, the club was forbidden to sign new contracts.
Behind the consortium of buyers are the American Boehly, who is also a co-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team, the Swiss multi-billionaire Hansjörg Wyss and US businessman Mark Walter. However, the largest share of the Blues is likely to be held by US investor Clearlake Capital in the future.
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