{"id":1105108,"date":"2022-05-31T09:38:25","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T09:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/31\/chelsea-confirm-boehly-consortium-has-completed-takeover\/"},"modified":"2022-05-31T09:38:25","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T09:38:25","slug":"chelsea-confirm-boehly-consortium-has-completed-takeover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/31\/chelsea-confirm-boehly-consortium-has-completed-takeover\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea confirm Boehly consortium has completed takeover"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"390\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image_2022-05-30_155220247-696x390.png\"   alt=\"Roman Abramovich put the club up for sale on 2 March, five days after Russia invaded Ukraine\" title=\"Roman Abramovich put the club up for sale on 2 March, five days after Russia invaded Ukraine\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roman Abramovich put the club up for sale on 2 March, five days after Russia invaded Ukraine<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Chelsea\u2019s \u00a34.25bn sale to a consortium led by American investor Todd Boehly has been completed.<\/p>\n<p>The club was put up for sale in March before previous owner Roman Abramovich was sanctioned over his links to Russian president Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea had been operating under a special government licence which would have expired on 31 May.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/_124968575_gettyimages-1240836305.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>Todd Boehly attended Chelsea\u2019s Premier League game against Watford on 22 May<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Boehly said in a statement that he was \u201chonoured\u201d and \u201cwanted to make fans proud\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>His consortium fought off 11 serious rivals to become the new owners, in a sale process that started on 2 March and comprised more than 250 enquiries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are honoured to become the new custodians of Chelsea Football Club,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re all in \u2013 100% \u2013 every minute of every match. Our vision as owners is clear: we want to make the fans proud.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlong with our commitment to developing the youth squad and acquiring the best talent, our plan of action is to invest in the club for the long term and build on Chelsea\u2019s remarkable history of success.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI personally want to thank ministers and officials in the British government, and the Premier League, for all their work in making this happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The UK government \u2013 which said last Wednesday it could issue a licence for the sale of the club \u2013 does not want Abramovich to receive any of the proceeds from the sale, which will instead go into a frozen bank account to be donated to charities supporting victims of the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"f7BWNljZC_w\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Reproductive Challenges: Teenage pregnancy on the rise in some communities in Accra (30-5-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f7BWNljZC_w?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roman Abramovich put the club up for sale on 2 March, five days after Russia invaded Ukraine Chelsea\u2019s \u00a34.25bn sale to a consortium led by American investor Todd Boehly has been completed. 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