Todd Boehly has revealed what challenges he's faced at Chelsea a year on from taking the helm at Stamford Bridge. Last year, the Clearlake Capital consortium won the race to buy the west London club for £4.25billion, ending Roman Abramovich's 19-year reign.
Despite having committed over half a billion pounds towards player signings across two transfer windows, Boehly is yet to reap the rewards of significant investment. Despite the American billionaire's best intentions, Chelsea have struggled in the first year under new ownership and currently sit 12th in the Premier League.
Speaking at this year's Milken Institute Global Conference, Boehly was quizzed on the differences between football (Chelsea) to Baseball (Los Angeles Dodgers) and Basketball (Los Angeles Lakers). The 49-year-old said: "It's such a global sport and unlike in the U.S there are no unions.
