The takeover of Chelsea has finally steered clear of choppy waters and it is now an inevitability that the sale to American billionaire Todd Boehly and his consortium will go through. It is a deal that ends Roman Abramovich's 19-year tenure at Stamford Bridge and the pressure will be on to match the success of the Russian.
There were plenty of hurdles for the bid to clear but with the governments of UK, Portugal and the EU finally rubber-stamping the takeover. Chelsea are yet to confirm the takeover themselves but plenty of reports indicate that it is just a matter of time until we see that.
Thomas Tuchel will be relieved to see the deal finally confirmed with plenty of work to do in the summer ahead of the 2022-23 campaign. The German admitted towards the end of this season that the uncertainty caused mid-season also had an impact on the players, particularly with the likes of Antonio Rudiger now set to leave on a free transfer.
