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Clearlake to buy full Chelsea ownership for £950m

By Drooid · Sep 18, 2026, 2:09 AM UTC · How we work

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Clearlake Acquires Chelsea

Clearlake Capital Group will acquire full ownership of Chelsea by purchasing Todd Boehly’s and Mark Walter’s minority stakes.
The deal is valued at roughly £950 million, about $1.27 billion.
Chairman Todd Boehly will step down while day-to-day operations remain unchanged.
Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss joins as a third minority owner in the purchase.
Founders Behdad Eghbali and Jose E. Feliciano are leading the takeover.

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Chelsea Host Brentford

Chelsea will host Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium on Friday 8 pm BST.
Chelsea sit on seven points, one ahead of unbeaten Brentford before the international break.
They have conceded two or more goals in each of their first four league games, a first since 2015-16.
Front three—Cole Palmer, João Pedro and Morgan Rogers—have eight goals, six assists and Rogers’ £117 million fee set an English record.

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Andrews Defends Thiago

Brentford manager Keith Andrews defended Igor Thiago’s form despite his goal-less start, noting he was last season’s top scorer.
Kevin Schade’s early-season displays earned him a call-up to the Germany national team.
Vitaly Janelt received his first Germany squad selection, praised by Andrews for Premier League level.
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Clearlake Acquires Chelsea

Clearlake Capital Group will acquire full ownership of Chelsea by purchasing Todd Boehly’s and Mark Walter’s minority stakes.
The deal is valued at roughly £950 million, about $1.27 billion.
Chairman Todd Boehly will step down while day-to-day operations remain unchanged.
Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss joins as a third minority owner in the purchase.
Founders Behdad Eghbali and Jose E. Feliciano are leading the takeover.

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