Chelsea sale
In an official statement by Chelsea FC, Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has announced that he will by no means demand repayment of his 1.9 billion euro loan. The owner of the Premier League club promised to write off the club’s debts to him. Several media had previously reported that, contrary to previous announcements, Abramovich now wanted to be compensated for his loan to the club.
The latter would have jeopardized the club’s license and has now been denied by the 55-year-old through a spokesman: “Firstly, Mr Abramovich’s intentions in relation to donating the proceeds of the Chelsea sale to charity have not changed. (…) Secondly, Mr Abramovich has not asked for the repayment of a loan – such reports are completely false – as well as that Mr Abramovich increased the club’s price at the last minute,” read the statement released by Chelsea FC . Abramovich will not have access to the funds before or after the sale. He remains committed to “finding a good manager for Chelsea.”
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25 Villarreal FC – Squad value: €383M
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Status: May 2022; Rounded values
24 Atalanta Bergamo – squad value: €385m
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23 Real Sociedad San Sebastián – squad value: €387m
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22 Sevilla FC – Squad value: €412M
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21 Aston Villa – squad value: €434m
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20 Bayer 04 Leverkusen – squad value: €434m
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19 Everton FC – Squad value: €448M
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18 RB Leipzig – squad value: €466m
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17 AC Milan – squad value: €480m
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16 SSC Napoli – squad value: €494m
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15 Leicester City – squad value: €515m
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14 Arsenal FC – Squad value: €521M
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13 Inter Milan – squad value: €529m
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12 Juventus – squad value: €556M
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11 Borussia Dortmund – squad value: €560m
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10 Tottenham Hotspur – Squad value: €587M
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9 Atlético Madrid – Squad value: €661M
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8 FC Barcelona – squad value: €679m
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7 Manchester United – Squad value: €713m
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6 Real Madrid – squad value: €757m
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5 Bayern Munich – squad value: €805m
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4 Chelsea – squad value: €852m
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3 Liverpool FC – Squad value: €901M
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2 PSG – squad value: €903m
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1 Manchester City – squad value: €959m
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Abramovich put the London club up for sale before the British government hit him with tough sanctions for his closeness to Russian President Vladimir Putin, which also hit Chelsea – the fourth most valuable team in the world. A purchase of the club must therefore also be approved by the British government and the Premier League. The government had set a deadline of May 31 for the sale and the corresponding clarification of all formalities.
According to the English media, a consortium led by billionaire and co-owner of the LA Dodgers baseball team, Todd Boehly, had recently been awarded the first contract.
Bin Salman, Abramovich & Co.: The owners of the 20 Premier League clubs
Everton FC – Farhad Moshiri (Iran)
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Entry year: 2016
Info: Here you can see the respective majority shareholders of the clubs, who do not necessarily have to own 100% of the shares.
Aston Villa – Wes Edens (USA) & Nassef Sawiris (Egypt)
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Entry year: 2018
Chelsea FC – Roman Abramovich (Russia)
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Entry year: 2003 – Status: Club is for sale.
Arsenal – Stan Kroenke (USA)
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Year of entry: 2008
Newcastle United – Mohammed Bin Salman* (Saudi Arabia)
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Year of entry: 2021, as Chairman of the Public Investment Fund
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
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