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Chelsea reveal plans for new era as Todd Boehly makes Clearlake prediction

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Deniran-Alleyne, T. (2026, September 17). Chelsea reveal plans for new era as Todd Boehly makes Clearlake prediction. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-fc-new-era-boehly-clearlake-b1297310.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-09-17 · by Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

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Chelsea's new owners released a statement on Thursday outlining their ambitions for the club, including competing at the highest level and winning major trophies. The statement thanked departing partners while emphasizing the commitment to listening to supporters and building sustained success both on and off the pitch. Todd Boehly, who stepped down from his role as chairman earlier than expected, expressed confidence in Clearlake Capital's leadership to secure Chelsea’s future success.
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Todd Boehly, Mark Walter, and Hansjorg Wyss have sold their 12.8% shares each in Chelsea Football Club to majority owner Clearlake Capital, giving Clearlake full control of the club. This move ends Boehly’s four-year tenure as chairman, a role he took over after the consortium bought Chelsea from sanctioned Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich for £2.3bn in 2022. The sale reportedly values Chelsea at around £5bn and could net Boehly and Walter up to £950m each for their shares. Clearlake co-founders Behdad Eghbali and Jose E Feliciano thanked Boehly for his contributions while emphasizing continued investment in the club’s infrastructure and performance. Hansjorg Wyss will retain a minority stake as an important partner.

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Blues Chelsea Chelsea FC Clearlake the Premier League

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Chelsea ORG · 11× Boehly PERSON · 2× Clearlake ORG · 2× Blues ORG · 1× Chelsea FC ORG · 1× Chelsea Football Club ORG · 1× the English Premier League ORG · 1× the Premier League ORG · 1×

Narrative

Our ambition is clear: to compete at the highest level, to win major trophies, and to build sustained success Chelsea ownership group “Chelsea FC supporters are the heart of this Club and have been its true custodians for over 120 years.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-17
🔮 While we have the responsibility of ownership, this will always be your club.
2026-09-17 · Evening Standard
Chelsea reveal plans for new era as Todd Boehly makes Clearlake prediction · assertive framing

Claims (16 extracted, 0 hedged)

In a statement released on Thursday morning, the Chelsea ownership group said: “Yesterday marked an important milestone and the beginning of the next chapter for Chelsea. asserted
Yesterday → release → Chelsea
We thank our departing partners and are grateful for their contributions to the club. asserted
We → thank → club
“We move forward with a shared sense of purpose, clear direction and confidence in what comes next. asserted
what → move → purpose
“Our ambition is clear: to compete at the highest level, to win major trophies, and to build sustained success. asserted
ambition → compete → success
Our ambition is clear: to compete at the highest level, to win major trophies, and to build sustained success Chelsea ownership group “Chelsea FC supporters are the heart of this Club and have been its true custodians for over 120 years. asserted
supporters → compete → years
While we have the responsibility of ownership, this will always be your club. asserted
this → have → ownership
We are committed to listening, and building a Chelsea you can be proud of, on and off the pitch. asserted
you → commit → pitch
That means competing to win the Premier League and other major trophies and strengthening the club commercially so that we can invest consistently in the team. asserted
we → mean → team
“We will also maintain our focus on Chelsea’s future infrastructure – investing thoughtfully and pursuing the right long-term solutions for generations to come. asserted
We → maintain → generations
“We are ambitious about what Chelsea can achieve, and equally conscious of the responsibility that comes with leading this great Club. asserted
that → achieve → Club
Read More “We will keep working to move Chelsea forward – together. asserted
We → read → Chelsea
In Boehly’s case, he has also left his role as club chairman, thus ending a four-year association with the Blues. asserted
he → leave → Blues
On leaving Chelsea a year earlier than initially planned, Boehly said: “It has been an honour to serve as Chairman of Chelsea Football Club. asserted
It → leave → Club
I would like to thank the many who helped secure a bright future for the club, including the English Premier League, the coaches and players, the talented leadership and staff at Chelsea, and the legions of dedicated fans. asserted
who → like → fans
“I have valued my partnership with Clearlake and the wider ownership group, and the collective decisions and investment we have made to support the immediate and long-term success of the club. asserted
we → value → club
“I am confident that Chelsea is well positioned for continued success under Clearlake’s leadership.” asserted
Chelsea → position → leadership
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