Government approves takeover of Chelsea
The UK Government has issued a licence permitting the sale of Chelsea to Todd Boehly. The Boehly/Clearlake Capital consortium’s takeover of the Stamford Bridge club was approved by the Premier League on Tuesday evening. Government approval, the last obstacle to completion of the takeover, came on Wednesday morning.
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