Todd Boehly ‘in talks to SELL Chelsea stake to Clearlake after ownership rift with Behdad Eghbali’

CHELSEA owner Todd Boehly is in talks to sell his stake in the Premier League club, according to reports. The American financier, as well as business partner Mark Walter, are in negotiations to sell their stake in the Blues to majority owner Clearlake Capital. Todd Boehly is reportedly set to sell his stake in Chelsea Credit: Shutterstock Editorial It comes amid an ownership rift with co-owners Clearlake and Behdad Eghbali over strategy Credit: Alamy The Financial Times claim any deal would potentially help to resolve long-running tension in the club’s ownership group. Since acquiring Chelsea in a £2.5billion move in 2022, Boehly and Walter are said to have repeatedly clashed with co-owners Clearlake and Behdad Eghbali over strategy. Sign up for the Chelsea newsletter Thank you! Clearlake are the majority owner of the Stamford Bridge outfit with 61.5 per cent of shares, but have joint control with Boehly as chairman of the club. The report adds there has been years of on and off negotiations between the two parties, but it was not certain any deal would be struck. SunSport has approached Chelsea, Clearlake and Walter for comment. The move comes amid Walter’s business empire facing regulatory scrutiny. It’s alleged insurers he controlled lent money to related parties without disclosing links to those loans. Those insurers are now rushing to sell their affiliated investments or pay down these loans. Most read in Sport BEST ONLINE CASINOS – TOP SITES IN THE UK Chelsea ticket and hospitality deals GET tickets to see Chelsea home games at Stamford Bridge with these official deals. The packages include optional upgrades to VIP hospitality. ⚽ 30 Aug v Brighton — BOOK HERE ⚽ 12 Sep v Hull — BOOK HERE ⚽ 10 Oct v Bournemouth — BOOK HERE ⚽ 24 Oct v Spurs — BOOK HERE ⚽ 31 Oct v Man United — BOOK HERE More games available here. *If you click on a link in this article, we will earn affiliate revenue. Only last week Walter agreed a sale of the Los Angeles Lakers to Disney chief Bob Iger and Joshua Kushner for over £9.2billion ($12.5bn). The sale came less than a year after he brought the basketball giant. Chelsea have spent more than £2billion on transfers since the US-firm took over. However, the club have moved backwards on the pitch after a 10th place finish in the league last season. The lack of European football has prompted a major strategy shift from Blues transfer chiefs, who have traded in their policy of buying young by adding old heads Danny Welbeck and Jordan Henderson to the ranks of Xabi Alonso’s squad this season. They start their season with a trip down to road to Fulham next Monday. The Chelsea Blueprint on YouTube Calling all Chelsea fans - we have a brand new YouTube channel! Comment now