Chelsea owners ‘exploring’ sale as Boehly, Eghbali ‘relationship deteriorates’ for three reasons

Todd Boehly and Behdad Egbhali s relationship has soured with the Chelsea owners exploring their ownership of the club, according to reports.

After two decades under the ownership of Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, Chelsea were purchased by a Clearlake, Boehly-led consortium for £4.25 billion in 2022.

The club s new owners have spent over £1 billion on new players since then but success on the pitch has not come as hoped.

Their transfer philosophy has been signing young players, mainly from abroad, on lengthy contracts and incentivised wages.

With such a huge expenditure, the Blues have sold homegrown stars for pure profit to help balance the books and comply with financial rules.

The exits of Mason Mount and Conor Gallagher, to name a coupl…