Chelsea receive £100m boost as Todd Boehly makes impact ahead of summer transfer window

Chelsea have seen the first sign of commitment from the Todd Boehly consortium after £100million in new shares were pumped into the club.

Boehly’s consortium officially completed their £4.25billion takeover of Chelsea on May 30 after the group beat off the competition. The drawn-out process saw the club’s ownership pass from Roman Abramovich to US businessman Boehly and a group majority-funded by private equity firm Clearlake Capital.

In their successful proposal, the new owners had promised to set aside £1.75bn to fund "investments in Stamford Bridge, the academy, the women's team and Kingsmeadow and continued funding for the Chelsea Foundation". Thomas Tuchel’s first team squad is also due major investment this summer, with the transfer window looming.

Sanctions imposed by the UK Government on Chelsea following Russia ’s invasion of Ukraine had put the club in a period of stasis and confusion. The club were unable to sign new players or offer contract extensions to current ones throughout March, April and May.

That difficult spell for the Blues is now over, with the Boehly takeover showing an immediate impact to the club’s books. Documents submitted to Companies House on June 7 show an extra £100m in shares were pumped into the club on June 1 – just two days after the takeover was officially rubber-stamped by the government and Premier League.

The financial boost comes at the perfect time for Chelsea, who are aiming to repair the damage done by the end of the Abramovich era. The club are set to lose Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen at the end of the month, while doubts surround many other important players, like captain Cesar Azpilicueta, Marcos Alonso and Romelu Lukaku.

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