transaction on Monday
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)
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Entry year: 2022
Info: Here you can see the respective majority shareholders of the clubs, who do not necessarily have to own 100% of the shares.
Newcastle United – Mohammed Bin Salman* (Saudi Arabia)
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Year of entry: 2021, as Chairman of the Public Investment Fund
Everton FC – Farhad Moshiri (Iran)
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Entry year: 2016
Aston Villa – Wes Edens (USA) & Nassef Sawiris (Egypt)
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Entry year: 2018
Arsenal – Stan Kroenke (USA)
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Year of entry: 2008
Liverpool FC – John Henry (USA)
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Entry year: 2010
West Ham United – David Sullivan (Wales), David Gold (England), Daniel Kretinsky (Czech Republic)
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Entry year: 2010, Kretinsky from 2021
Southampton FC – Dragan Solak (Serbia)
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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.
Brentford FC – Matthew Benham (England)
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Entry year: 2011
Burnley FC – Alan Pace (USA)
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Entry year: 2020
Brighton & Hove Albion – Tony Bloom (England)
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Entry year: 2011
Crystal Palace – Steve Parish (England)
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Entry year: 2011
Leeds United – Andrea Radrizzani (Italy)
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Entry year: 2017
Leicester City – Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha (Thailand)
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Entry year: 2019
Manchester City – Mansour Al Nahyan (UAE)
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Year of entry: 2008
Manchester United-Joel Glazer* (USA)
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*and family
Entry year: 2003
Norwich City – Delia Smith & Michael Wynn Jones (England)
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Year of entry: 1998
Tottenham Hotspur – Daniel Levy (England)
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Entry year: 2000
Watford FC – Gino Pozzo (Italy)
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Entry year: 2012
Wolverhampton Wanderers – Guo Guangchang (China)
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Entry year: 2016
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.
9 times over 50 million transfer fee: Chelsea FC’s most expensive purchases
20. Willian | 2013/14 by Anzhi Makhachkala
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Transfer fee: €35.5 million
Data as of February 2022
19. N’Golo Kante | 2016/17 by Leicester City
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Transfer fee: €35.8 million
18. Danny Drinkwater | 2017/18 by Leicester City
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Transfer fee: €37.9 million
16.Michael Essien | 2005/06 by Olympique Lyonnais
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Transfer fee: €38m
16. Diego Costa | 2014/15 by Atlético Madrid
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Transfer fee: €38m
15. Didier Drogba | 2004/05 by Marseille
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Transfer fee: €38.5 million
14. Michy Batshuayi | 2016/17 by Marseille
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Transfer fee: €39m
12. Hakim Ziyech | 2020/21 by Ajax
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Transfer fee: €40 million
12. Tiemoué Bakayoko | 2017/18 by Monaco
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Transfer fee: €40 million
11. Andriy Shevchenko | 2006/07 by Milan
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Transfer fee: €43.9 million
10. Mateo Kovacic | 2019/20 by Real Madrid
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Transfer fee: €45 million
9. Ben Chilwell | 2020/21 by Leicester
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Transfer fee: €50.2 million
8.Timo Werner | 2020/21 by RB Leipzig
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Transfer fee: €53m
7. Jorginho | 2018/19 from Naples
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Transfer fee: €57 million
6. Fernando Torres | 2010/11 by Liverpool
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Transfer fee: €58.5 million
5. Christian Pulisic | 2018/19 by BVB
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Transfer fee: €64 million
4. Alvaro Morata | 2017/18 by Real Madrid
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Transfer fee: €66 million
2. Kepa | 2018/19 from Bilbao
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Transfer fee: €80 million
2. Kai Havertz | 2020/21 from Leverkusen
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Transfer fee: €80 million
1. Romelu Lukaku | 2021/22 by Inter
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Transfer fee: €113m
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