{
  "id": 1562167,
  "title": "Todd Boehly considers selling his Chelsea stake to Clearlake Capital",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/todd-boehly-considers-selling-his-chelsea-stake-to-clearlake-capital",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-17T20:55:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/todd-boehly-considers-selling-chelsea-205500536.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chelsea owners Todd Boehly and Mark Walter are reportedly considering selling their stakes in the club to Clearlake Capital, a group led by Behdad Eghbali. If the talks prove successful, the deal would value Chelsea at £5 billion, significantly higher than the £2.5 billion paid by the current owners. The potential sale would streamline ownership and remove the rift between Boehly and Eghbali, who have rarely been seen together at games. Clearlake currently owns 61.5% of the club, with Boehly and Walter owning the remaining shares.",
  "summary": "Todd Boehly and Mark Walter are considering selling their stakes in Chelsea to Clearlake, reports today are claiming.If you enjoy Talk Chelsea coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferre...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}