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May 7 • 4 tweets • 3 min read

#BREAKING Chelsea says Todd Boehly-led group to buy club in £4.25 bn ($5.2 bn) deal

#UPDATE Chelsea FC said a group led by LA Dodgers co-owner Todd Boehly would acquire the London club after agreeing terms in a deal worth £4.25 billion

"The sale is expected to complete in late May subject to all necessary regulatory approvals," the football club said

#UPDATE After a lengthy bidding process involving several groups, Boehly and his fellow investors were picked by Raine Group, the New York bank overseeing the Blues' sale.

Chelsea's Russian owner Roman Abramovich put the club on the market in March sports.yahoo.com/chelsea-says-t…

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#UPDATE Chelsea confirmed on Saturday that a consortium led by LA Dodgers co-owner Todd Boehly has won the battle to buy the Premier League club in a £4.25 billion ($5.2 billion) deal u.afp.com/w2wR @kierancanning #AFPSports

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u.afp.com/w236 by @melvinreport in Zaporizhzhia and @david_m_stout in Kyiv

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