The Chelsea FC owner relies on Manchester City and Red Bull Leipzig to lay the foundations for his club. Todd Boehly, owner of the set blue Since last May is looking to buy smaller football clubs in Europe to ensure player and club development.
The American businessman has set his sights on conglomerates like City Football Group or Red Bull, which control several teams under their umbrella and through which players forgo training, as reported Sporty. “I would like to continue expanding my footprint in football through another club in a competitive league in Europe,” said the manager.
“One of our problems is putting player development in the hands of other clubs, as they don’t have our vision of the athlete,” said Boehly. The owner of the set blue The movement of the Red Bull factory stands out, which has two clubs in the Champions League (RB Leipzig and RB Salzburg) and is alternating the exchange of young players between clubs, as is the case of Erling Haaland, Dominik Szoboszlai or Benjamin Sesko.
Last May, a consortium led by Todd Boehly took over the London club in an operation worth 4,250 million pounds (4,971 million euros). Of the total investment made, 2,500 million pounds (2,924 million euros) will be used to purchase 100% of the club’s shareswhile £ 1,750 million (€ 2,047 million) will go towards developing the club’s academy, the Chelsea FC Foundation and other facilities.
The Chelsea FC owner has invested more than € 260 million in signings this summer
The change of hands was also accompanied by movements in the offices. After Boehly joined the club, Marina Granovskaia (general manager), Bruce Bruck (president) and Petr Cech (sporting director) left the entity because the executive didn’t have them.
After investing more than € 260 million in transfers last summer, Boehly has also given up the services of manager Thomas Tuchel because “it is the right time to make the switch,” according to a statement from the club. His replacement, Graham Potter, left Brighton & Hove Albion in exchange for twenty million pounds (€ 22.5 million).
The Chelsea FC owner also intends to emulate what is done in the NBA or NHL and make a game all Stars with the best players from the north of the UK and those from the south.
Despite winning the Champions League on 30 May 2021, Chelsea FC ended the 2020-2021 fiscal year (ended 30 June) with losses of 153.4 million pounds (182.7 million euros).
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