{"id":1589,"date":"2026-08-19T10:55:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T10:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/footballars.xyz\/?p=1589"},"modified":"2026-08-19T10:55:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T10:55:32","slug":"chelsea-fans-should-be-fuming-as-todd-boehly-names-his-price-to-sell-his-shares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/footballars.xyz\/?p=1589","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea fans should be fuming as Todd Boehly names his price to sell his shares"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-381674\">\n<div class=\"article-follow\">\n<div class=\"article-sharing google-follow\"> <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=thechelseachronicle.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> <span>Add as preferred source on Google<\/span> <\/a> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>The Chelsea ownership situation is set to change drastically in the near future after Todd Boehly and Mark Walter have started exploring selling their own shares in the club.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/tag\/todd-boehly\/\">Boehly<\/a> has been one of the faces of the Chelsea project from when he was part of a consortium which bought the club from Roman Abramovich.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-grvmedia-grv-video GRVMultiVideo\"\/>\n<p>Despite being seen at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/club\/stadium\/\">Stamford Bridge<\/a> regularly during the early years of his tenure, he only actually owns 12.8% of Chelsea, alongside Walter who has the same percentage.<\/p>\n<section class=\"grv-talking-point\" data-trigger=\"vue-sidebar\" data-story-id=\"5a9c74ee-9dfb-4c17-80a3-f12c2bcadb5e\" data-story-name=\"Talk Chelsea\" data-comment-id=\"a5a4a600-f493-4b42-86d5-cd69082055e5\" data-story-slug=\"talk-chelsea\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__inner\">\n<header class=\"grv-talking-point__header\">  <\/header>\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__content\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__cta\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__title-wrap\">\n<p><h3 class=\"grv-talking-point__title\">What does the future hold for Chelsea if Todd Boehly sells his stake? \ud83e\udd14<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__embed\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/08\/Todd-Boehly-Mark-Walter-819x1024.png\" alt=\"Todd Boehly and Mark Walter graphic\" class=\"wp-image-381535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/08\/Todd-Boehly-Mark-Walter-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/08\/Todd-Boehly-Mark-Walter-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/08\/Todd-Boehly-Mark-Walter-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/08\/Todd-Boehly-Mark-Walter-912x1140.png 912w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/08\/Todd-Boehly-Mark-Walter-600x750.png 600w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/08\/Todd-Boehly-Mark-Walter.png 1080w\"\/><\/div><figcaption title=\"EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - JULY 13: Chelsea co-owners Todd Boehly (L) and Mark Walter pose with the trophy following the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 final match between Chelsea FC and Paris Saint-Germain at MetLife Stadium on July 13, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Chris Brunskill\/Fantasista\/Getty Images)\">Photo by Chris Brunskill\/Fantasista\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-chelsea-fans-will-fume-as-todd-boehly-sets-his-valuation-for-club-shares\">Chelsea fans will fume as Todd Boehly sets his valuation for club shares<\/h2>\n<p>Clearlake, led by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/tag\/behdad-eghbali\/\">Behdad Eghbali<\/a>, are the favourites to buy those shares and add to their 61.5% majority stake although these will not come cheap.<\/p>\n<p>Matt Law has stated that both parties who are looking to sell value the club at more than double what was paid for it, meaning their stakes are now worth that much more too. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-getty-images-media\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2249206311-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Chelsea v Arsenal - Premier League\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2249206311-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2249206311-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2249206311-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2249206311-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2249206311-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2249206311-750x500.jpg 750w\"\/><\/div><figcaption title=\"LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 30:  Todd Boehly Chelsea co-owner during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Arsenal at Stamford Bridge on November 30, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Robin Jones\/Getty Images)\">Photo by Robin Jones\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He told the <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/london-is-blue-chelsea-fc-podcast\/id914691565?i=1000784001059&amp;r=270\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">London is Blue podcast<\/a>: \u201cNow, the big change on this is, it\u2019s very clear that Boehly and Walter are willing to sell their stakes, both of which are about 12.8% each. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe other very interesting news to emerge that certainly none of us had wind of before today, is that in terms of the potential sale of their stakes, they both value the club at north of \u00a35bn, which is twice what they paid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe actual price for Chelsea at the time was \u00a32.5bn. So, I mean, for Clearlake to buy both of those shares, it would cost well over \u00a31bn just to buy those shares. So, that is a steep, steep valuation of those shares.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There will be plenty of Chelsea fans wondering how they have come up with this valuation, especially when taking into account where the club currently sits in comparison to when they were bought.<\/p>\n<section class=\"grv-talking-point\" data-trigger=\"vue-sidebar\" data-story-id=\"5a9c74ee-9dfb-4c17-80a3-f12c2bcadb5e\" data-story-name=\"Talk Chelsea\" data-comment-id=\"1e55d8f0-ac6c-426e-9de6-85c2a9ce9c7e\" data-story-slug=\"talk-chelsea\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__inner\">\n<header class=\"grv-talking-point__header\">  <\/header>\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__content\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__cta\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__title-wrap\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__title-content\">\n<h3 class=\"grv-talking-point__title\">What would YOU do with the \u00a3100m Chelsea could get for Pedro Neto? \ud83e\udef5<\/h3>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Al-Hilal are set for talks with the Blues this week!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__embed\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/08\/Pedro-Neto-819x1024.png\" alt=\"Pedro Neto of Chelsea\" class=\"wp-image-381486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/08\/Pedro-Neto-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/08\/Pedro-Neto-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/08\/Pedro-Neto-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/08\/Pedro-Neto-912x1140.png 912w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/08\/Pedro-Neto-600x750.png 600w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/08\/Pedro-Neto.png 1080w\"\/><\/div><figcaption title=\"LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 15: Pedro Neto of Chelsea greets fans as they arrive ahead of the pre-season friendly match between Chelsea and Real Sociedad  at Stamford Bridge on August 15, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by James Gill - Danehouse\/Getty Images)\">Photo by James Gill \u2013 Danehouse\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>The Blues were still technically the holders of the Champions League when Boehly and co registered their interest in taking over. They have qualified for the competition just once since the takeover.<\/p>\n<p>Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/tag\/xabi-alonso\/\">Xabi Alonso<\/a> being in charge, Chelsea are set for another campaign without any form of European football, putting a dent in their expected revenue over the next 12 months.<\/p>\n<p>Plenty of money has been spent in the transfer windows too, with a large portion of that being spent on players who have not directly improved the first team squad.<\/p>\n<p>There is a hope that signings such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/tag\/morgan-rogers\/\">Morgan Rogers<\/a>, Maxence Lacroix and Marco Palestra will put them back on the right path, but until the new season gets underway there is no proof of this happening.<\/p>\n<p>It feels as if Boehly and co are expecting rewards for what many will see as a failed tenure so far at the helm.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more-wrapper lazy see-more-open see-more-blank 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