Chelsea Announce Club Sale – Most Expensive Takeover In Sporting History

235 million for transfers?

This article appeared on Transfermarkt on May 25, 2022 at 09:33 and was later updated.

The takeover of Chelsea by a consortium led by US businessman Todd Boehly has been completed. The top English club around coach Thomas Tuchel confirmed the transaction on Monday. In the previous week, the Blues announced an agreement in principle on the sale, which is said to have a volume of £4.25 billion (almost 5 billion euros). The purchase price is £2.5bn and the investors are said to be committed to investing a further £1.75bn in the club.

According to the “New York TimesThis takeover makes Chelsea the most expensive sports club in history. The government, which approved the sale last 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.

“We are honored to be the new administrators of Chelsea Football Club. We are 100 percent in the game – every minute of every game. Our vision as owners is clear: we want to make the fans proud. As well as our commitment to developing youth teams and attracting the best talent, our plan is to invest in the club for the long term and build on Chelsea’s remarkable track record. I would like to personally thank the ministers and officials in the UK Government and the Premier League for their work in making this possible,” Boehly was quoted as saying. A club statement states that the US businessman and the company Clearlake Capital will share control of the Blues and act on an equal footing.

In addition to the British government, the Premier League had also previously approved the deal. In addition, according to theTimes‘ also give Portugal the green light, as Abramovich is said to have had Portuguese nationality since the end of 2021.

Consortium led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital completes acquisition of Chelsea Football Club.

— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) May 30, 2022

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.”

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 recently said 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 American Boehly, who is also a co-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team, and US investor Clearlake Capital, as well as Swiss multi-billionaire Hansjörg Wyss and US businessman Mark Walter.

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