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Todd Boehly, the highest bidder for the purchase of Chelsea

Published:29/04/2022 - 20:06h

Updated:29/04/2022 - 20:06h

The 'Chelsea case' has finally been solved. After the sanctions on its still owner, the Russian Roman Abramovich, Todd Boehly, also owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, has been appointed to lead the London club

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After the British authorities dictated a series of measures sancionatorias on Roman Abramovich, owner of Chelsea, in front of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, between which appeared the sale of the club, the process carried out by representatives of the government of the United Kingdom and the American bank Raine Group already has launched 'white smoke'.

Todd Boehly has been the elected like owner of the team londinense after the sanctions to Abramovich, the one who was separated of the club, although it has had participation in the selection of Boehly. However, the Russian will not perceive the on sale corresponding money, that will be allocated to the people affected by the conflict after the invasion to the Ukrainian territory by part of the Russian Federation.

Of this way, have remained desestimadas the offers of other consortiums, as in the case of Martin Broughton, ex president of the Liverpool, the one who had the support of Lewis Hamilton and Serena Williams; Jim Ratcliffe, owner of Ineos and Stephen Pagliuca, the one who has the property of the Atalanta and of the most successful team in the history of the NBA, the Celtics of Boston.

Boehly Has a wide experience at the head of sportive teams, as in the case of the Dodgers of Los Angeles, one of the teams with the most valuable payrolls in the best baseball of the world, what could give an indication of his actions headed by the 'blues', that could receive an important monetary injection as in his moment occurred with Abramovich.

Boehly Already tried to convince to Abramovich

In fact, it is not the first time that Boehly tries to do with the club of Stamford Bridge. Already in 2018 it put on the table an offer of 2.500 million dollars to purchase it, but this was declined by the Russian tycoon. It estimates that his fortune reaches the 6.000 million euros and now directs to new challenges with Chelsea, having the remodeling of the stadium like one of his first put.

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