Off the PitchBBC SportUnverified source· 17 Aug 2026
Boehly and Walter explore selling Chelsea stakes to Clearlake
Chelsea's ownership rift deepens as co-owners consider selling their shares to majority owner Clearlake Capital.
Who
Todd Boehly and Mark Walter
What
Exploring selling their stakes to Clearlake Capital
Stake
Each owns 12.8%
Valuation
Club valued at £5bn
What happened. Todd Boehly and Mark Walter have explored selling their stakes in Chelsea to majority owner Clearlake Capital, following a rift within the ownership group.
- Clearlake owns 61.5% and could buy out minority partners.
- Boehly and Walter would each receive about £640m from a sale.
- Hansjorg Wyss's 12.8% stake position remains unclear.
The sale could reshape Chelsea's ownership amid ongoing investigations into Walter's business empire.
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