Incoming Blues director finally reveals Todd Boehly summer transfer plans after Chelsea takeover is completed
Todd Boehly, according to Daniel Finkelstein, will invest extensively once his £4.25 billion Chelsea takeover is completed. After the season, the new Blues director Finkelstein will join the Board of Directors. And he’s already gushing over Todd Boehly, the new Chelsea owner.
Finkelstein is a Conservative peer in the House of Lords and a Chelsea supporter. The show asked him about Boehly’s impending ownership of the London club during an appearance on TalkTV. According to Finkelstein:
“We’re still at the early stages – he’s had a sale agreement with Chelsea and now the government has got to license the sale because it’s a sanctioned club and the Premier League has got to decide that I’m a fit director.”
He continued: “I think Chelsea is going to get, in Todd Boehly, a fabulous owner – I’m really impressed by him. I was very impressed before I met him, I think in a similar way to him about sport so it was a sort of meeting of minds anyway.
Furthermore, he added: “I really like him but I think he’s also got big plans. So as a Chelsea fan who was worried when the club had to be sold, I’m looking at how the club can be made better than just how we can stop it becoming worse.” Continuing, he said:
‘The job of the owner is judged by whether we spend money wisely, not just how much we spend.
“The truth is there is a lot of money behind Todd Boehly’s bid, there will be a lot of investment in the club but it will also be invested wisely.”
However, Boehly is also a co-owner of the LA Dodgers. He was in attendance at Stamford Bridge where Chelsea drew 2-2 with Wolves.