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Tom Blow

Todd Boehly 'signs agreement' to buy Chelsea in £4bn deal ahead of government approval

Todd Boehly has reportedly signed the purchase agreement to buy Chelsea - a huge step in ending Roman Abramovich's 19-year ownership of the Premier League club.

The US businessman and his consortium are believed to have agreed a deal worth up to £4billion with Abramovich, and they are now seeking approval from the UK government and the Premier League. A deal is expected to be completed before the end of the month.

Chelsea were put up for sale by Abramovich just days before the Russian oligarch was sanctioned by the UK government in March for allegedly having ties with Vladimir Putin, something he denies. Putin is currently waging a bloody and unprovoked war in neighbouring Ukraine.

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