The co-owner of Chelsea, Todd Boehly, warned that the investment group, which belongs to the Premier League club, could “go” if they do not agree on the future plans for the stadium.
The outfit in West London has played on Stamford Bridge since the association was founded in 1905 to occupy the ground – Fulham had already refused to move away from Craven Cottage.
There were various attempts to move in the following 120 years, but the building permit and the available properties were increasingly difficult to find in such a densely populated area of the city in view of the location of the team.
Boehly and his co -owners Clearlake Capital have reported discussions at the beginning of this season to open a new stadium before the Earl court after complications were created in the development of the existing trigger. This news broke up at the same time as reports on a “power struggle” between Boehly and Clearlake Capitals Head Bebal Eghbali.
However, the US investor endeavored to downplay what was charged as a “civil war”, but showed that the future home of the club could decide how long the partnership will continue to exist. “We have to think about what we want to achieve in the long term” Bloomberg. “We have a large stadium development option that we have to conduct.
“I think that will be where we are either aligned, or we ultimately decide to go different ways. But what was written and talked about is much more” drama “than what actually happens.
“Obviously it is really complex in London. It is not as if we are building something in the middle of a rural environment. We have many constituencies to make sure that we are interested. Certainly the Chelsea fan base is one. In the long term we will build something new and we will find out.”
Boehly, whose consortium owners emphasize 38.5% of the club, continued to emphasize that he cannot separate with Clearlake Capital – which the majority of Chelsea shares. “The status quo is something that is okay,” he existed.
“We have learned from each other and will be able to find out in what way. If you look at the development of the team, we have geared to what we try and what we try to build.
“It is a team that is young. It is a team that has long contracts. All of these things were new. To do all of these things we did, it is because we are aligned. We carry out a plan that will ultimately have Chelsea where it belongs. We are sitting in the upper four of the table.”