A month after taking his place in the stands to watch Chelsea play Real Madrid in the Champions League, Todd Boehly was able to turn up to Stamford Bridge, knowing that it is now only a matter of time before he is the club's custodian.
Boehly has been the clear face leading the bid comprising of himself, Clearlake Capital, Mark Walters and Hansjoerg Wyss throughout the process, and the consortium were the earliest to announce their intentions and the last bid standing in Rain Group's process. That Boehly and co-signed, an agreement was announced in the early hours of Saturday morning, with the prospect of a takeover being complete by the end of the month.
The American owner of the LA Dodgers did not have to wait long to see some of his most expensive assets as Thomas Tuchel selected Christian Pulisic and Romelu Lukaku in his starting XI. The Blues coach highlighted that he had been impressed with both players during a rare week of training at Cobham.
