Chelsea FC has been confirmed as the new owners by a group led by Todd Boehly, chairman and CEO of Eldridge, and Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. Hansjörg Wyss, founder of the Wyss Foundation, and Mark Walter, co-founder and CEO of Guggenheim Capital, are also members of the consortium. The Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Lakers, and Los Angeles Sparks are all owned by Walter and Boehly.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!So, how do the new owners stack up against other Premier League team owners in terms of wealth?
Boehly and his partners are worth a total of £10.86 billion, surpassing the previous owner, Roman Abramovich, who was worth £6 billion.
Newcastle’s owners – Saudi Public Investment Fund – are the richest in the Premier League, according to a survey by GiveMeSport based on data from talkSPORT and other media sites. They are worth a combined fee of £320 billion, according to the analysis.
Sheikh Mansour of Manchester City is ranked second, with a net worth of £22.9 billion.
Todd Boehly and Clearlake, Chelsea’s new owners, are the third wealthiest in the Premier League.
Stan Kroenke, the owner of Arsenal, is ranked fourth and is estimated to be worth £6.35 billion.
Surprisingly, Fulham owner Shahid Khan finishes in fifth place with a net worth of £5.8 billion pounds.
Joe Lewis, the owner of Tottenham Hotspur, is worth £3.6 billion and is rated eighth in the world.
The Glazers, Manchester United’s despised owners, are worth £3.5 billion.
Liverpool owner John Henry is the 14th richest club owner in the Premier League, with a net worth of £2.14 billion.
