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Clearlake Capital Takes Full Control of Chelsea as Boehly and Walter Sell Stakes

Clearlake Capital acquires the remaining stakes from Todd Boehly and Mark Walter, taking full control of Chelsea Football Club in a deal valuing the club at £5bn.

8 publishers · 12 articles · first seen 16 Sept 2026 · updated 44d ago

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0%50%100%3%11 Sept, 18:39 UTCnowThe Guardian Business: Todd Boehly exits Chelsea diminished after having his fingers burned · 18 Sept, 07:00 UTCBloomberg.com: Todd Boehly’s Chelsea Dream Succumbs to Reality of Football · 17 Sept, 23:00 UTCAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera: Xabi Alonso says Chelsea ambitions ‘very clear’ as Boehly era ends · 17 Sept, 16:23 UTCBloomberg Markets: Chelsea Owner Clearlake Capital Buys Out Boehly, Walter · 17 Sept, 15:17 UTCThe Guardian Sport: Boehly and Walter sell Chelsea shares as Clearlake Capital takes full control of club · 16 Sept, 23:28 UTCwww.espn.com: Boehly, Walter sell Chelsea stakes to Clearlake · 16 Sept, 23:22 UTCBloomberg Markets: Chelsea Strikes Deal for Exit of Walter, Boehly as Shareholders · 16 Sept, 22:46 UTCBloomberg Markets: Boehly, Walter Sell Chelsea Stakes to Clearlake After Rocky Era · 16 Sept, 22:45 UTCNews Feed: Walter and Boehly sell Chelsea FC stakes to Clearlake for £950mn · 16 Sept, 22:32 UTCSI Feed: What’s Next for Chelsea After Todd Boehly Departure? · 17 Sept, 09:50 UTCSkySports: Co-owners Boehly and Walter agree to sell Chelsea stakes · 17 Sept, 07:07 UTCBBC Sport: Boehly and Walter sell Chelsea stakes to Clearlake · 16 Sept, 23:01 UTC

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The story so far

8 publishers have covered this in 12 articles since 16 Sept 2026. News Feed published first, on 16 September at 22:32 UTC; Bloomberg Markets followed 13 min later. The most recent article, from The Guardian Business, appeared on 18 September at 07:00 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: News Feed (major outlet), Bloomberg.com (major outlet), www.espn.com (major outlet), The Guardian Business (major outlet), Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), BBC Sport, SkySports, SI Feed.

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Sources

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  1. Todd Boehly exits Chelsea diminished after having his fingers burned The Guardian Business ·
  2. Todd Boehly’s Chelsea Dream Succumbs to Reality of Football Bloomberg.com ·
  3. Xabi Alonso says Chelsea ambitions ‘very clear’ as Boehly era ends Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
  4. Chelsea Owner Clearlake Capital Buys Out Boehly, Walter Bloomberg Markets ·
  5. Boehly and Walter sell Chelsea shares as Clearlake Capital takes full control of club The Guardian Sport ·
  6. Boehly, Walter sell Chelsea stakes to Clearlake www.espn.com ·
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  1. Chelsea Strikes Deal for Exit of Walter, Boehly as Shareholders Bloomberg Markets ·
  2. Boehly, Walter Sell Chelsea Stakes to Clearlake After Rocky Era Bloomberg Markets ·
  3. Walter and Boehly sell Chelsea FC stakes to Clearlake for £950mn News Feed ·
  4. What’s Next for Chelsea After Todd Boehly Departure? SI Feed
  5. Co-owners Boehly and Walter agree to sell Chelsea stakes SkySports
  6. Boehly and Walter sell Chelsea stakes to Clearlake BBC Sport

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  • Todd Boehly
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  • Clearlake Capital
  • Chelsea Football Club
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