Official: Chelsea passes into the hands of Todd Boehly

Eleven weeks. That is the time it has taken Chelsea FC to find a new owner after the sanction against Roman Abramovich on March 10. The Russian tycoon yielded amicably to pressure from the British government and He has left the club in the hands of Todd Boehly, who heads the consortium that will be made with the English team.

The Boehly group, with the Californian investment fund Clearlake Capital as the main sponsor, will become the new owner of Chelsea in an operation that is around 5,000 million euros, the highest in the history of a sports franchise.

“Chelsea Football Club can confirm that a definitive and final agreement was reached last night to sell the club to the Todd Boehly/Clearlake Capital consortium. The transaction is expected to be completed on Monday. The club will report in more detail at that time.”