Chelsea have become the latest Premier League side to head a multi-club model after a deal was struck for Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital to buy Ligue 1 outfit Strasbourg.
And the US-based owners are now expected to pursue a deal to purchase shares in a Portuguese club after Boehly previously spoke about developing “pathways for our young superstars to get on to the Chelsea pitch.”
Strasbourg will be viewed as a way for Chelsea to blood young players and in some instances enable foreign players to accrue enough points to get through the governing body exemption rules introduced by The FA following the UK’s departure from the European Union.
