Todd Boehly has lost faith in his working relationship with US private equity firm Clearlake Capital, which owns a majority stake in Chelsea, and wants to find a resolution to prevent civil war at Stamford Bridge.
Boehly believes the investor is ready to hand over full capital as the club’s owners insist they are blind to the momentum, and despite strong denials that the American billionaire hopes to sell his 38.5% stake, which is split equally between Hansjörg Wyss and Mark Walter, Clearlake, owned by Behdad Eghbali and José E Feliciano.
Although there is a belief in some quarters that Boehly is trying to stall while plotting an exit route.He remains adamant that he will not be forced out against his will.Meanwhile, Boehly, who has worked in the background for the past 18 months.
Boehly is prepared to sell if he receives an attractive offer, but his priority remains leading the Blues up front and sees this as a 20-30 year project and position was to help install a new sporting style in the first year of new ownership.Eghbali, along with Chelsea’s co-sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart, has been a prominent figure in the past 18 months as Chelsea have spent heavily on new signings.
