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Xabi Alonso said Chelsea’s ambition was “very clear” after Clearlake Capital took full control of the Premier League club, ending Todd Boehly’s chairmanship.
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Capital → say → chairmanship
Chelsea announced late on Wednesday that Clearlake, led by co-founders Behdad Eghbali and Jose E Feliciano, would acquire the stakes of Boehly and director Mark Walter.
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Clearlake → announce → Boehly
US billionaires Boehly and Walter partnered with Clearlake to buy the London club from Roman Abramovich in May 2022 in a sale mandated by the British government.
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Boehly → partner → government
Prior to the new deal, private equity company Clearlake had owned 61.5 percent of the club, with Boehly and Walter carving up the remaining shares with another investor, Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss.
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Boehly → own → investor
Chelsea said Wyss would “remain an important stakeholder and partner in the ownership group”.
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Wyss → say → group
Boehly and Walter are among the co-owners of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team, while Walter recently sold the Los Angeles Lakers basketball franchise for $12.5bn.
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Walter → sell → 12.5bn
The Financial Times reported that the pair were set to receive 950 million pounds ($1.27bn) for their combined stakes in Chelsea, in a deal that values the club at about five billion pounds, including debt.
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that → report → debt
In a new statement on Thursday, Chelsea said: “Our ambition is clear: to compete at the highest level, to win major trophies, and to build sustained success”.
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ambition → say → success
Blues boss Alonso, who started at Chelsea on July 1 , told reporters that the change was “an important day for the club”.
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change → start → club
“Thanks to the former owners for what they’ve done.
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they → do → what
I was not here, but I know they played an important role,” he said on the eve of Chelsea’s Premier League match at Brentford on Friday.
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he → know → Friday
“And now that Behdad is taking more control, almost full control, I think it’s good that the main one is clear.
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one → take → control
“I have very good relations with Behdad.
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I → have → Behdad
He was the one that came to Madrid to explain to me the project, to convince me and we are working well together.”
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we → come → me
“We know where we want to be, we know that everything takes time, but the ambition for that is very clear,” the Spaniard added.
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Spaniard → know → that
Since the takeover in 2022, Chelsea’s highest Premier League finish is fourth in 2024/25, when the club won the UEFA Conference League and FIFA Club World Cup.
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club → win → League
Former Real Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen coach Alonso has a brief to revitalise the underachieving Chelsea squad, which finished a dismal 10th in the Premier League last season.
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which → have → League
The Blues have made a mixed start to the new campaign, taking seven points from their four Premier League games to sit sixth in the table.
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Blues → make → table
Boehly and Walter have also sold their stakes in Chelsea’s partner club, French Ligue 1 side Strasbourg, giving full control to Clearlake.
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Boehly → sell → Clearlake
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