Ownership record

Who owns Chelsea FC?

Chelsea FC is owned by BlueCo, the consortium led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital. It bought the club in May 2022 for a package worth about £4.25bn after Roman Abramovich was sanctioned by the UK government.

The short answer

  • OwnerBlueCo, a Todd Boehly-led consortium
  • Owner isa US investor group backed by Clearlake Capital
  • Owned since2022
  • Previous ownerRoman Abramovich
  • Reported consideration5,300,000,000 US dollars
  • Assetthe Premier League football club based in west London

How the deal was structured

Roughly £2.5bn of the proceeds were frozen in a UK account and earmarked for humanitarian relief in Ukraine rather than paid to Abramovich. The same ownership group also controls Strasbourg in France.

On the money trail board this sits as a 2022 movement of $5.30B between London and Los Angeles, sourced to Wikipedia. Open the full ledger entry.

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