If there is one thing the figures at the heart of the battle for Chelsea’s soul can agree on it is that they do not like each other. A little over two years since they put together the takeover that ended the Roman Abramovich era, neither Clearlake Capital nor Todd Boehly is pretending there is a way to salvage their relationship.
Too many grievances have spilled into the open over the past week. There is talk of cultural differences, of conflicting views over how to run a football club, and a rapprochement is unlikely given that Clearlake, the US private equity firm that owns a majority shareholding, and Boehly are looking for ways to buy each other out.
