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US group to buy Chelsea for $5.2 billion

US group to buy Chelsea for $5.2 billion

Billionaire co-owner of LA Dodgers baseball club leads group buying out sanctioned Roman Abramovich

Chelsea’s Russian owner Roman Abramovich put the Premier League club on the market just days before he was sanctioned following the invasion of Ukraine. (AFP Photo)

LONDON: Chelsea FC says a group led by Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team co-owner Todd Boehly would acquire the London club after agreeing terms in a deal worth £4.25 billion ($5.2 billion).

“The sale is expected to complete in late May subject to all necessary regulatory approvals,” the football club said in a statement late Friday. “More details will be provided at that…

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