Todd Boehly reveals what Chelsea fans should expect if Roman Abramovich accept his offer
According to several reports, potential Chelsea owner Todd Boehly has already told Blues supporters that his aim when running a sporting organisation is to win as Roman Abramovich has confirmed his plans to sell the club.
Meanwhile, according to Football London, The Blues’ owner confirmed all the media reports with the club statement he released on Wednesday night, right before the FA Cup tie against Luton Town.
Boehly and Wyss are the two current front runners at the moment among the likes of Jim Ratcliffe and even Conor McGregor to take over from the Russian billionaire in the forthcoming weeks, and the pair have collaborated together to start talks to buy the £3billion valued outfit.
Wyss, speaking to Blick, said that he is forming a consortium with three American businessmen but remains unsure of the exact asking price as Abramovich seeks to end his 19 years in charge of the club.
And Boehly is one of the individuals who have been in contact with the 86-year-old philanthropist about partnering for a deal.
Boehly, the founder and CEO of investment firm Eldridge Industries, owns stakes in the baseball club LA Dodgers and the basketball franchise LA Lakers, and had a takeover bid rejected by Abramovich in 2019.
Reports at the time said he was willing to pay $3billion (£2.25billion) to purchase the West London club, which is significantly more than what Abramovich would likely deem acceptable now.
He has previously been linked with a takeover of Tottenham Hotspur and has placed on record his desire to own a Premier League team.
Wyss, who lives in the United States, and Boehly have previously done business together through Eldridge and it has been revealed that the pair have a combined net worth value of around £7.45bn, which is a figure that blows other competitors out of the water.
And Boehly has already given Chelsea supporters a taste of his mentality when it comes to his role in sports.
The initial fears from the Chelsea faithful regarding American ownership is how things have unfolded with the Glazers at Man United, the Kroenke family at Arsenal and FSG at Liverpool.
All the three aforementioned ownership structures operate largely on the business side of things whilst Abramovich’s main aim was to spend in a way that would lead to an eventual sustainable model and more importantly, silverware that has been shown with the 21 trophies won since his takeover in 2003.
But Boehly says that his main aim in sport is to win and build passion among supporters.
he has said in the past via The Telegraph: “The opportunity we had with the Dodgers was really about part-ownership with Los Angeles, how are we going to win, how are we going to drive championships and how are we going to build passion.”
“If you look at what the Premier League offers, it’s all of those things.”
Seemingly, this statement is a hint at what’s perhaps to come in the near future.