Chelsea Owners Explore £5bn Club Stake Sale

Chelsea chairman Todd Boehly and director Mark Walter are reportedly exploring the sale of their stakes in the club to majority owner Clearlake Capital following a long-running disagreement within the ownership group.

Clearlake, which owns a 61.5 per cent stake in Chelsea and is led by Behdad Eghbali and Jose E. Feliciano, could now buy out Boehly and Walter’s minority holdings.

Boehly and Walter each own 12.8 per cent of the club and reportedly value Chelsea at around £5bn, meaning each could receive about £640m if their stakes are sold.

Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss also owns 12.8 per cent and is closely aligned with Boehly and Walter, although his position in the talks remains unclear.

Chelsea finished 10th in the Premier League last season and appointed former Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso as their new manager this summer.