Todd Boehly completes £4.25bn Chelsea takeover as Roman Abramovich era ends
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
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The Todd Boehly-led consortium have completed a £4.25bn takeover of Chelsea, ending Roman Abramovich's 19-year ownership of the club.
After months of negotiations, the deal was finally approved on Wednesday morning when the government received legal guarantees that Roman Abramovich - who has had his UK assets frozen - would not benefit from the sale.
The proceeds from the sale will be frozen in a UK bank account until the government has received further assurances that the money will solely go to support humanitarian causes in Ukraine.
Russian-Israeli billionaire Abramovich put Chelsea, which he purchased in 2003, up for sale on March 2, a week after Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine on February 24.
The takeover ends his 19-year ownership of the club and will see Los Angeles Dodgers co-owner Boehly become Chelsea's controlling owner, even though California investment firm Clearlake Capital will assume the majority shareholding. It is reported the new owners plan to invest £1.75bn into the club, placing the overall takeover value at £4.25bn.
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Hoping to see Roman in the stands one day when the team travels for UCL. Greatest Chelsea fan of all time
You do remember the super league right?
@@matthewrigby7054 oh you mean the one that was supported by most major team owners?🙄
@@matthewrigby7054 So what about it? From an owner’s perspective it would’ve sounded like a great idea. He was also the first to ditch it when fans reacted. Do u remember that?
Wrongly punished in my view.
@@matthewrigby7054 chelsea were one of the first to pull out
As a Chelsea fan, I think "Roman Abramovic deserves a statue infront of Stamford bridge!! What he's done at Chelsea is immense!!
They would never do taht . They would rather put Hitler then him .. tells u a lot about owning a club that's not from your country .
Agree, it's what Chelsea fans would want, forget about what anyone else thinks. Auguero gets one for scoring a goal!! He's from a country England went to war with!! Why not Roman, he did 20yrs of work at the club and did more than anyone else has ever done for Chelsea. I would ask though that the statue has his middle finger pointing directly towards the houses of parliament.
He's not Serbian, he's Russian.
All that laundering .. definitely.
Not a Chelsea fan, but way Roman was treated was appalling. The way Kroenkes ship money out of Arsenal back to Yankee Land apparently is allowed.
maybe because the Kroenkes aren't war criminals?
Blame the UK Government for the treatment of Abramovich.
Arsenal fan? 🤣🤣
@@oofman2153 neither is abramovich melt
@@oofman2153 dont remember roman being charged with that, in fact he was over there trying to stop the war, he was a great bloke when he let all NHS staff stay free in his hotel during the pandemic ,
Thank You So Much Mr. Roman Abramovich 'We Chelsea fans won't forget what you did for this club' 💯
Chelsea soon finish
But he won't get a penny for the sale wtf Is the UK gov playing
😢😢😢😥😥😭😭😭😭
You do remember the super league right?
@@furkandk2234 you wish, cry
Abramovic has taken nothing out of the club and spent so much. He made Chelsea one of the best in the world. Created an incredible community with foundations to help people.
His spending at Chelsea has improved the Premier League aswell. Abramovic and his money is a massive reason the Premier League is what it is today. He made it clear from the first second all he cares about is the club, the community and football in general. With that in mind and the proof that thats exactly what his focus has been. I find his treatment by the English government horrific. Just because he’s had a past with someone it doesn’t mean he is responsible for what the person does. With that logic any time anyone you’ve known does something bad you should be punished aswell. Lets see how you feel about that. The English government has shown no proof of anything and not ones have they tried to have any talks with him either. He set up that peace meeting between the Ukrainian president and Putin. Apparently there was an attempt on his life and the Ukrainian president through food poison at the meeting. Apparently Abramovic is still responsible for Putins actions even though they would happily dispose of him it seems.
All he’s done for Chelsea, the community around the club, English football and his effort to make a difference in the war he’s still looked at as the villain. The Premier league has much worse owners than him yet he’s the target. People don’t seem to understand. The war is one psychopaths doing. He lied and manipulated his own army. The soldiers don’t even understand why they’re attacking a country which they refer to as their brothers and sisters.
I agree with most but the soldier and army part. everyone understands why Russia attacked Ukraine.. cuz of usa
100% agree. Govts are just making Mr Abramovic a scapegoat for what is going on while continuing to buy Russian oil thereby directly funding the war. The politicians should be ashamed of themselves
@@danielpeti3885 tbh I don't blame Roman for it as well. It's easier for the rest of the world to point fingers on him but I wonder how many of us would do anything differently in his shoes. At least the guy helped with the peace talk and almost paid for It with his life. His family would get the same fate if his assassination were successful.
Name one Russian that have the guts or power to do anything against Putin's decision lol
Personally I will always remember Roman as the guy who helped us start dreaming bigger things and ultimately experience it.
What has qatar saudi and etihad taken out of their clubs.........they must be revered as well?
@@danielpeti3885 You are spot on - thank you for posting the truth
Disgraceful and not to let him have his money for what he did to that club. All knows that the money will not go to Ukrainian humanitarian aid but to corrupted politicians
Bandits in US and Europe looting funds for covid, humanitarian aid, weapons, you name it. Also straight up stole wealth of Iran, Venezuela, Afghanistan, Russia, and others.
We can all thank putin for this..🙌
Aaron ward Agreed 100%
True talk
Ukraine is second most corrupt country in Europe so sadly you're right.
Sky almost said Chelsea could no longer exist at one point 😂
Don't mind them.
😂
Very unusual set of beings🤣🤣
😂😂
sky is a joke brah😂😂
250 Enquiries were made to buy us 🤯
When it was announced Roman had to sell, all the 'experts' in the press were saying we'd be lucky to get £1.5bn and that no one would want to touch us.
A club like Chelsea doesn't come onto the market often.
Ya and 12 credible bids.
I'm a teacher, admin, university professor 30+ yrs & it is well known in Europe & the US that future Journalists are the Least academically talented students on the Entire University campus..... So I'm not surprised they were far off in their valuations b/c it's rare they get anything correct
Roman is the best thing that has ever happened to Chelsea , and hopefully Boehly will have the same zeal,at least
Lies again? TB Text Sms
You mean be an endless money pit? No. Chelsea will be run like a business now
@@MoejiiOsmanTV you’ve posted that comment more than once get a life 💀
Agreed 👏👏👏👏
@@MoejiiOsmanTV a endless money pit that had a similar net spend to Bournemouth over the last 6 seasons 😂 idiots like you just talk without using ya brain .
Kaveh was saying Chelsea could go out of business, how stupid he looks now for saying that
When?
he is just peddling to viewers
@@ItsSpartanJoe 3 weeks ago the video is on the channel
Club was never going to go out business anyway
" Mister Abramovich pay. Just pay and don't speak"
The good old days
Ahhh jealousy, what a ugly colour it is
Chelsea getting relegated 😂
@@jinz0 someone doesnt watch football 😂 i had the same mindset as u when i was 4 :)
So true and this with be the greatest pay he has made to the club English football should show respect. 🤨
Hahaha that's Mourinho for u cos he knows n see best out of DD
Im disgusted by the uk government, why force him to sell the club when he was losing money and in 1.5 billion in debt. He clearly wasnt making money off chelsea so force to sell. They were just using him as a scapegoat and pushing their own agenda because he was russian
That and they kinda stole All his money. He is forced to sell without getting any of the money.
I'll take the immense wisdom and expertise on geopolitical topics of a random football fan who comments on RUclips over anything
Yep other humans can't be right or have an opinion. Only government officials and approved opinions on approved websites are ok.
Respect to Abramovich. He has kept his word. He only ever had the club's best interests at heart. He deserves credit for being an amazing owner! What he has done for the growth of Chelsea and the Premier League is unparalleled.
You do remember the super league right?
@@matthewrigby7054 he wasn't even among the ones leading it, it was Bruce Buck, Roman since not being in UK has been giving Buck and Marina full running of the club but Bruce Buck was the one who jumped into the table
Chelsea was the first club to withdraw from the super League. This caused a chain reaction and all other English clubs went out one after the other.
Farewell Roman Empire!! Thank you for the love and support.. 😪
Roman Abramovich 🎶🎵
Build him a statue.
And name a stand after him when the new gaff is done up
we can't mate we invaded Ukraine remember
@@lorddiegocosta3307 He didn’t invade anything. He’s not responsible for Putin’s actions
@@AbdulB I was being ironic...
@@lorddiegocosta3307 ok. My bad
Thank you so so much Roman Abramovic, we the Chelsea Fans will never ever forget 💙💙💙 & as a Fan, I demand your image be installed at the Club with a finger pointing towards the Parliament. Thanks.
Roman Abromovich is a great man. Posterity we remember this man, very magninamous,very excutive. My admiration is beyond any that l can compare. Selfless man. We shall miss you but never forget you and everything you have done.
except for his fortune coming from theft from the russian people . other then that , he and his money did great in england
Never forget but should never be forgiven for the amount of plastic he produced.
One of the best owner by far, Abramovich 🙌
The best. Not one of
THANKS MR. ABRAMO
Do you remember the super league last year
I'm glad it's done finally.
Blues will rise this season.
Thank you so much sir Abramovich
no i think chelsea regret
@@furkandk2234 no we will remain great to your utmost disappointment, your pain and your regret!!
@@furkandk2234 nah
It will be another decline for Chelsea, just watch. Boehly is ain't that rich as the Kroenke.
@@footballexpresso414 he is with a consortium go and look up what that means idiot
Best Club owner in the world! Thank you Roman Abramovich 💙💙 Thank you.
Happy Chelsea are out of that debacle💯
as a gunner i am crying RA was the best thing that has happened to chelsea he truly loved and cared and ploughed his own money to make chelsea what it has been for 20 years, bo jo does not have a problem with the newcastle owner chopping up a man in there embassey and executing people like no one's biz, bo jo doing biz with qatar who are running a slave labour for there world cup, thousands of men have died but we do not talk about them, HYPOCRITES
If ur an arsenal fan why would you be crying about Abramovich leaving😂😂
Such a valid point. This world is broken beyond repair. Things are only done if it gets them votes to stay in power
Born in 2001?
He was important for the EPL
@@kazkumar Because he’s unbiased and honest and says things as they are
Roman, your legacy will live on!
Roman the best owner in the history of sports in general 💯
Jerry buss the best. Or the Rooney family
Chelsea will always march on. Another opportunity for chelsea to set new records and build a new bridge. Thanks a lot Mr Roman💙💙
In his last few months he won the FIFA club world cup the last trophy he could have won in his era and then just sells the club for nothing not long after
Goat status
He was forced to sell the club.
Thank you mr abramovich….without your dedication to the club we never would have won what we did
Once a pirate, always a pirate
You man said Chelsea would go out of business😂🤣
We love you big Rom you have done wonders for our club ...
what's with people leaving these sentimental messages as if Abramovich will read any of this
Honestly, Roman Abramovich is just unbelievable. He could have allowed this to go down to wire, but instead, his love for the club prevailed. Great man 2.5 billion? Also forfeit 1.7 billion? That's 4.2 billion. Wahoo.
Great man indeed. Love him
ok I keep seeing a lot of "great man all the Chelsea fans love him because he invested in the club" what's happening to him is so suspicious and fishy, like what is going on really in Ukraine and why is he being punished for it, why is so much money being siphoned into Ukraine
Easy to do when you think of how he made his fortune [as confirmed by BBC investigations] - he was a corrupt kleptocratic oligarch, no matter what he did at CFC. I am a CFC supporter for over 50 years but football is not that important. RA cozied up to oligarch Boris Bereszovsky who was close to Yeltsin. RA then received a $250 'loan' misappropriated [i.e. stolen] from state funds to 'buy' Sibneft in a rigged auction. He later sold it back to the Russian state for $13 billion! An honest Russian prosecutor who was investigating the sale of Sibneft suddenly found himself out of a job. Serious businessmen billionaires such as Bill Gates or Warren Buffet do not go around blinging it in superyachts and buying up mansions in Mayfair. Note also that RA is investing in companies and groups operating in Occupied Palestine again against international law but the USA doesn't care when their allies do what the Russians do.
@@nolabets3130 The one and only feasible reason why he's been punished is his ties with Putin. Nothing else.
@@nolabets3130 the problem u personally dont understand comes from ignorance of politic and war thats happening,
the best Chelsea era hands down dude won everything and got his champions league trophy
He got it twice and a few more years I feel he would’ve gotten a 3rd for sure
Viva Roman Abramovich.. The man changed English football, like him on not.. Salut comrade.
If only he dumped that Goddamned Putin!!!
if the UK government can force someone like abramovic to sell their asset(s) then tell them that all the funds he invested he can’t have back. then what will they do to an ordinary citizen????? the Chelsea supporters should be up in arms over this.
Come on Chelsea 💙
Thank you, Emperor Roman.
no way he will spend like roman that guy absolutely loved Chelsea think Chelsea fans are in for a bumpy ride
Roman deserves a statue outside Stamford bridge
This is so wicked , what did he do wrong . I hope the world is watching , they did the same thing to Venezuela 🇻🇪 . People should start removing their assets from the UK . What did he do wrong to loose all his money ? Judgement is coming to England soon
Thanks for everything Roman Abrahimovic 👍. Over to you Mr Boehly
I dont know what connections Roman has with Putin and I dont know why he should be held accountable by the uk government BUT I do know he was a true Chelsea fan and did more for the club then any man in history. He has my everlasting thanks for all he did for the club.
The Todd Boehly era has officially started. WELCOME TODD BOEHLY!💙💙
Yep. Officially Americanized.
All that is missing now is an American hip hop star to endorse the club. 😁
Don't expect much.
@Moschino Couture wtf is a bl player?
@King Darwin Boehly's backers are worth 60 billion dollars.
Roman is a decent & humble man & it is an Honor that he will Always be Chelsea Family..... FSG purchased Liverpool for $300M, Kroenke purchased Arsenal for $500M & Glazer purchased Man Utd for $800M - Clearlake Capital w/ Boehly as the front man spent $5 Billion American- you dont spend $5B to make a couple Hundred Million a year in Revenue..... Anyone w/ an ounce of common sense understands that.......
In many ways that corrupt UK Gov & PL bent on revenge for Abramovich crushing the equally corrupt Big 3 of English Football have helped Chelsea a great deal b/c even w/ Abramovich's enormous personal wealth & will to push Chelsea to more & more Silverware One man - no matter how Rich - competing w/Arab States running clubs would have been an increasingly difficult proposition......
Chelsea's American Ownership consortium are far more wealthy than Abramovich & w/ access to much more Capital..... In the world of Finance & Capital Investment Boehly's company Eldridge Industries (invested in over 300 Businesses / Assets world wide) is a rising Star of the Finance world - w/ a personality much like Abramovich - quiet, humble, unassuming & almost shy - Boehly's Eldridge Industries is viewed by many experts in that field as the next Berkshire Hathaway & Boehly as a Warren Buffet level investor.....
Time will tell but Abramovich left Chelsea is great hands..... Roman is a Legend & connected to Chelsea as a family member forever
How can they force you to sell something that's yours and you can't get any scent of it?
Chelsea should make a "Roman Abramovich stand" or area
I don’t understand, so Roman won’t get anything from his investment?
So he bought Chelsea, invested loads of his money into the club, transformed the club and all the money is just taken away from him? He can’t even break even?
Just doesn’t sound right? If Labour did that, Conservatives will be saying it’s bad for business and UK Ltd.
I don’t get it.
The Global North is dying.
It’s just don’t feel right, UK government said they did that cuz they afraid the sales will be using by Roman to support russian invasion but if we see from business perspective, I do believe it is a huge loss for the investor
Hopefully other investors take note, move their funds elsewhere and teach them a lesson
Gonna miss the prem having a ruthless owner who sacks the manager when they don't win in 5 games lol
WOW THEY DID Roman DIRTY
Chelsea just made money from Champions league finals more than madrid, remember the Hazard deal, this club is blessed
Not more than Madrid though! Some estimate it as much as £20 million but it may be lower than that.
Good news for Chelsea Fc. We're still sorry for Roman and wish him the best for the future. Hope that the new Chelsea boss will invest with passion and love for the club.
Doubt it lol good luck Chelsea Blue lol
Roman had so much money he didn’t take any money away from Chelsea lol he didn’t treat the club as a business it was his hobby like those pay to win games people get addicted on lol good Luck with your new owners they’ll be taking as much money back as possible
Sad day in the office for Sky Sports.
Strange how quick they can push through the purchase of a Premier league club when they want to…just ridiculous. Years for NUFC and Weeks for Chelsea? Keep an eye on Financial Fair Play and sponsorships…🤔
Top 6 always get protected in the Prem...
Roman Abramovich is man of the decade. Best owner in the world 🌎
Thank you Roman, I will never forget what you did for this club💙The greatest!!
Roman did the right thing. Respect
Any news video without Kaveh: Less than a minute.
Any news video with Kaveh: Almost 10 minutes long.
the uk goverment are going to steal small bits of that 2.5 bill to 4.25 bill
Ukraine will never see that money
Someone who really knows what's up.
I guess by default I am an LA dodgers fan now💙💙💙💙🤷🏿♂️🔥💙💙💙
Why do I keep seeing the same headline. Didn't this happen sometime back.
That guy is an expert at repeating what the person before him just said. Bravo
I wonder where is the money cause I bet for fact Roman didn’t receive any cent
As a Arsenal fan it’s sad yet to see Stan at a match
Thanks to Roman.the best owner
Sod 3 off straight away and any other sponsor that ditched us in light of the sanctions.
Little to no expectations from this point on. Very much seeing us a smaller version of United in a couple of seasons.
Our profits will be mined to satisfy the asset stripping company who are now in charge of us.
Football is cyclical and now it’s Liverpool and city turn.
I have such a beautiful smile on my face watching Saveh Solhekal and his network report on this biiig positive news. Go ahead Saveh let me hear how u spin this😂🤣🤣🤣🤣. I guess all the doom and gloom you predicted and was hoping for is so far from the facts you are reporting now. Now your eating the entire humble pie. Good man
Hahaha yes mate 😂
The reason these corrupt Donuts in the UK media did their best to wind up the Chelsea fans base was in large part b/c once they researched the individual members of the consortium hand picked by Don Abramovich (Eldridge Industries, Clearlake Capital, Guggenheim Group - combined Assets $400B+) they realize they did not cripple Chelsea - but in fact these simps Super charged Chelsea w/ Wealth🤣🤣🤣🤣
He's not a real journalist. He just peruses twitter and reports it as breaking news
@@ashtton_tapiwa 🤣😂😂😂😂 ok that’s explains a lot
A smooth and clean water heads to Stanford bridge: It's the clearlake
You’ve got no friends have you
@@tradingbtc3391 Do I really need friends after this? *sigh*🤣
Roman Abramovich a true Chelsea legend till the end 💙🥺
I knew he cared a lot with all his investment and ambition but over the past few months I realized how much more he loved Chelsea Football Club!🤧
I hope Todd is at least half as good as Abramovich
@Moschino Couture With that 1.75bn investment fund u’ll be waiting till the trumpets blow before that ever happens
@Moschino Couture two CLs
to nil
@Moschino Couture How u guys can say that with a straight face while wallowing in mediocrity is beyond me. Forget current success even Chelsea’s revenue and valuation is higher than urs so it’s already bigger
@Moschino Couture yaa Chelsea has no history and arsenal has no present🤣🤣😂😂😂😂
@Moschino Couture won European trophy in 71 and other domestic trophies beforehand and during the 90’s while you have 1 European trophy in 94 and that’s all you have to your name in Europe and we also never had to bribe our way into the top division and never had a chairman banned from football for life for multiple bribery offences
Thank u Roman 💙
Any country (most of them) or individuals who have assets in one of these western countries, should be really worried mainly due to the way they can freeze any asset or anything that you've under their jurisdiction the moment they feel it's right and the moment that respective country or individual stops playing the ball according to their rulebooks! That's the main reason why many countries are shifting their foreign reserves from Dollar to gold!These governments aren't trustworthy and obviously not dependable enough to make any investment!
Which government in the world is more dependable/trustworthy than Western governments? Is it the Middle Eastern rulers, or the Chinese CCP, or the rulers in Africa, or the heads of the Latin American countries? Western countries remain one of the most transparent places to do business and invest in. I like Roman and wish that he had remained in charge of Chelsea, but the fact is that he is an oligarch and his fate is tied to the Kremlin.
Bit disingenuous to put the figure at 4.25 when nearly 2 of that is "planned investment". Surely the purchase is the money that was actually paid out. Whatever they do from here on isn't anything to do with purchase price.
Spot on
And here we are after 2 years of madness.
This guy coming in won't love Chelsea the way Roman did and he won't splash the cash the way Roman did.
He does spend money if the LA Dodgers are anything to go by their a successful team and competitve
So the proceeds from Chelsea sale would be in a frozen account and controlled by the UK government... right??🤔🧐. Politicians and a huge sum of money don't mix well. Pretty sure huge chunk of that money would be in some politicians pocket first then the rest would be given
Won't be surprised if a few decades from now there's an inquiry into "what happened to the Chelsea sale funds?"
@@ashtton_tapiwa exactly. Let's watch and see
It’s not £4.25 billion.
Don’t add the money in sale that you promise to invest in the company… because then it’s your own company.
Oh let me buy that house from you for “500k” … of which I’ll pay you 350 & then will use 150 to refurbish the property.
Sure… that’s how this works right?
He spent all that dollar and obviously can't afford a hairbrush 😂😂
So bad to our former own Roman for what you have gone through we won't forget you as the best owner ever you era as ended we are starting a new era we hope as a Blues 💙💙💙💙💙 family we will do great all the best Roman we will remember you for sacrifing for Chelsea
He isn’t sacrificing money that wasn’t his in the first place. He’s also still a billionaire so don’t worry
And We'll continue to sing Roman abramovic until the end of us
Just keep following the money. Make sure it doesn’t disappear
Roman has done so much for chealsa it's really sad seeing him leav like this
how many times has this takeover been completed😂
UK scame I was in Bosnian never saw any money from anywhere given to Bosnian to people so those poor people in Ukraine will never see any money so this money will go to rich people as all at list we are done with it and Chelsea can move forward
Oh .. Captain my Captain .. salut Roman. Thank you 💙
Welcome Todd
The English robbed Roman.
Roman Abramovich is a complete humanitarian selling the club and not taking anything in return. I will miss you Mr Abramovich as you were the best thing to happen to Chelsea FC a club I’ve loved and supported since I was a child.
Welcome to the club Todd Boehly you have big shoes to fill.
He’s not a humanitarian he just doesn’t want to face international law
Roman Abramovich we the Chelsea fans love you and will miss you greatly
so who actually receives the 4.2bn. Hopefully not the government.
Boris and his pals will no doubt have a dip in it before it gets to where its supposed to go.
Lots of expense paid lunches right there
It’s not 4.25bn is it !
It’s 1.6bn loan plus 0.9bn goodwill plus 1.75bn pledge for infrastructure expenditure.
We will forever love you Roman🔵💯
I totally agree with Yr comments Re the way Roman has been treated, Our government has Sucked up Russian money in the last 20 plus years like you wouldn't believe. London has been awash with Russian money and sold many apartments in high end areas to Russians. Thankyou Roman for Yr 20 years as Chelsea owner so sad the way this ended.
A new era truly begins for TB. KTBFFH!
we understand the pain,
Can we please get the Kronkes out ffs Arsenal needs owners. Congratulations to Chelsea I already know their owners are better than the Kronkes no matter how bad they are.
London will keep blue and Roman will never go broke, he will still be more wealthier
FINALLY.....Buzzing for next season
The British govt has no right to hold roman abramovich money. He should take the UK govt to court.
Worry about your own country
I will always love you Roman💙, till you meet us again 💯
Media can now Stop the bs about the deal Falling through
We are grateful Roman for such legacy and welcome Todd
Roman abramovich is one of premier legend for me