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Lewis Pangratiou & Jake Stokes

Todd Boehly's Chelsea priorities as Premier League approve takeover ahead of government decision

Chelsea legend Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has outlined what Todd Boehly's consortium must prioritise at the club, following the Premier League's decision to approve the takeover.

In a statement released this evening (Tuesday), the Premier League confirmed their owners’ and directors’ test had been carried out and that the next step was for the club to work with the relevant governments in order to secure the licences needed to complete the takeover.

The statement read: "The Premier League board has today approved the proposed takeover of Chelsea Football Club by the Todd Boehly/Clearlake Consortium. The purchase remains subject to the Government issuing the required sale licence and the satisfactory completion of the final stages of the transaction.

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