5 billion price tag
The British government has approved Chelsea’s takeover by a consortium led by the American businessman Todd Boehly. The total package of the club’s takeover, coached by manager Thomas Tuchel will be in the region of £4.25 billion (€5 billion). Furthermore, the government stressed that Roman Abramovich would not receive the money. Instead, the funds will be used to support the victims of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Boehly’s takeover has previously been approved by the Premier League—according to The Times, Portugal’s government also has to approve the deal as Abramovich holds the country’s citizenship since 2021.
New Chelsea owners want to give Tuchel €235 million for new signings
“Late last night, the UK government reached a position where we could issue a license that permits the sale of Chelsea,” a government spokesperson said in a statement on Wednesday. “Following extensive work, we are now satisfied that the full proceeds of the sale will not benefit Roman Abramovich or any other sanctioned individual. We will now begin the process of ensuring the proceeds of the sale are used for humanitarian causes in Ukraine, supporting victims of the war.”
Boehly, Bin Salman, Kroenke & Co. – The owners of the 20 Premier League clubs
Chelsea – Todd Boehly (USA), Mark Walter (USA), Hansjörg Wyss (Switzerland)
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Takeover: 2022
Info: The pictures show the majority owners of the club, who not always own 100% of the shares.
Newcastle – Mohammed Bin Salman* (Saudi-Arabia)
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*as head of the Public Investment Fund
Takeover: 2021
Arsenal – Stan Kroenke (USA)
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Takeover: 2008
Aston Villa – Wes Edens (USA) & Nassef Sawiris (Egypt)
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Takeover: 2018
Brentford – Matthew Benham (England)
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Takeover: 2011
Burnley – Alan Pace (USA)
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Takeover: 2020
Brighton – Tony Bloom (England)
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Takeover: 2011
Crystal Palace – Steve Parish (England)
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Takeover: 2011
Everton – Farhad Moshiri (Iran)
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Takeover: 2016
Leeds – Andrea Radrizzani (Italy)
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Takeover: 2017
Leicester – Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha (Thailand)
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Takeover: 2019
Liverpool – John Henry (USA)
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Takeover: 2010
Manchester City – Mansour Al-Nahyan (VAE)
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Takeover: 2008
Manchester United – Joel Glazer* (USA)
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*and family
Takeover: 2003
Norwich – Delia Smith & Michael Wynn Jones (England)
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Takeover: 1998
Southampton – Jisheng Gao (China)
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Takeover: 2017
Southampton – Dragan Solak (Serbia)
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Takeover: In 2022, Dragan Solak bought 80% of the club’s shares from Jisheng Gao (left) for £100 million. Katharina Liebherr (right) continues to hold 20% of the shares.
Tottenham – Daniel Levy (England)
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Takeover: 2000
Watford – Gino Pozzo (Italy)
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Takeover: 2012
West Ham – David Sullivan (Wales) & David Gold (England)
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Takeover: 2010
Wolverhampton – Guo Guangchang (China)
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Takeover: 2016
Both The Times and the Telegraph reported that the new owners want to provide Tuchel with €235 million in transfer funds. The money is supposed to be used to close the gap to Liverpool and Manchester City, who finished the season 18 and 19 points ahead of the third-placed London-based club. Tuchel will have to invest in his defense where the club will lose Antonio Rüdiger and Andreas Christensen. Furthermore, Marcos Alonso could also opt to leave the club. Tuchel said last weekend that there would be no time for holidays at the end of the season. Chelsea were not allowed to negotiate transfers while the club was on sale.
The consortium consists of the American Boehly, who is also the owner of the LA Dodgers, the Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss, and the US businessman Mark Walter. The most significant share of the club is held by the US investment company Clearlake Capital.
Lukaku at the top: Chelsea FC record signings
15. Didier Drogba | 2004/05 from Marseille
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Fee: €38.5m
14. Michy Batshuayi | 2016/17 from Marseille
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Fee: €39m
12. Tiemoué Bakayoko | 2017/18 from Monaco
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Fee: €40m
12. Hakim Ziyech | 2020/21 from Ajax
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Fee: €40m
11. Andriy Shevchenko | 2006/07 von Milan
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Fee: €43.9m
10. Mateo Kovacic | 2019/20 from Real
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Fee: €45m
9. Ben Chilwell | 2020/21 from Leicester
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Fee: €50.2m
8. Timo Werner | 2020/21 from RB Leipzig
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Fee: €53m
7. Jorginho | 2018/19 from Napoli
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Fee: €57m
6. Fernando Torres | 2010/11 from Liverpool
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Fee: €58.5m
5. Christian Pulisic | 2018/19 from BVB
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Fee: €64m
4. Àlvaro Morata | 2017/18 from Real
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Fee: €66m
2. Kepa | 2018/19 from Athletic Bilbao
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Fee: €80m
2. Kai Havertz | 2020/21 from Leverkusen
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Fee: €80m
1. Romelu Lukaku | 2021/22 from Inter
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Fee: €115m
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