Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali ‘hurt’ by two transfer decisions

Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali, Chelsea’s owners, were ‘sad’ by the departures of two outstanding players in the summer transfer window when they initially came at the club two years ago, according to reports.

Boehly and Eghbali took over Chelsea from Roman Abramovich in May 2022, but the Americans were disappointed that the Russian failed to sign two essential contracts.

Less than a month after BlueCo finalized their Chelsea acquisition, Antonio Rudiger left west London for Real Madrid on a free transfer.

To make matters worse, Boehly, the BlueCo consortium’s face, and Eghbali, a Clearlake Capital co-founder, both lost another world-class centre-back on free.

This time it was Andreas Christensen, who departed Stamford Bridge and signed for Barcelona, leaving the new owners to scramble around for replacements.

That very much ‘hurt’ Bohely and Eghbali, a source has told iNews, amid news that the two Americans currently locked in a tense ‘civil war’ at boardroom level.

The duo’s relationship has soured in recent weeks and Eghbali is thought to be considering a dramatic buy-out which could possibly see Bohely walk away.

Eghbali’s Clearlake Capital own a 61.5 per cent stake, which gives them primary control over Chelsea.

The other 38.5 per cent is equally split between Boehly, Hansjorg Wyss and Mark Walter.

Clearlake would be interested in buying Boehly’s 13 per cent stake if he wished to walk away from the club.

But Boehly, according to The Telegraph, is confident he can raise sufficient capital to launch his own takeover attempt.

Boehly and Eghbali are believed to have conflicting visions for the future of Chelsea over a number of issues, both on and off the pitch.

According to Sky Sports, Boehly is unsure of the current recruitment strategy being implemented by Eghbali. He is also thought to have reservations over the fact that no significant progress has been made on redeveloping Stamford Bridge.

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