Chelsea owner Todd Boehly’s net worth dwarfed by top 50 richest owners in sport

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New Chelsea owner Todd Boehly may have shown off his extortionate wealth by buying Chelsea for more than £4billion, but he still isn't quite as rich as some of his Premier League counterparts.

Boehly has missed out on the list of the 50 richest owners in sport, according to research by OBLG. The American investor and businessman agreed a £4.25bn takeover deal which is expected to get finalised in the next few days. Out of the £4bn, £1.75bn will be used for further investment into the club.

Despite the deal surpassing a whooping £4bn and Boehly possessing an impressive wealth of around £3.5bn, he has narrowly missed out of top 50, ranking 53 on the global scale. Meanwhile, only three other Premier League club owners have made the cut in the top 10 of the most popular sports including the NFL, NBA, NHL and MLB.

Boehly's wealth is almost £14bn less than the Manchester City owner and richest in the Premier League, Sheikh Mansour, who ranks seventh. Meanwhile Arsenal owners Ann and Stanley Kroenke ranked ninth with a net worth of £15bn.

Mohammad Bin Salman, who is part of the Saudi led group Public Investment Fund owning Newcastle, ranks 10th with a net worth of £14bn. Los Angeles Clippers' owner Steve Ballmer leads at the summit with a net worth of £73bn. The second highest ranked is Mumbai Indians' owner Makes Ambani with a wealth of £72bn.

Looking at other Premier League teams, Liverpool owners, John W. Henry who has a net worth of over £2.7bn, ranked behind Boehly in 67th position. While Manchester United and Tampa Bay Buccaneers owners, the Glazer Family have a worth of around £2.6bn, also ranking 67th.

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Aston Villa owner Naseef Sawiris missed out on top 10 but has a net worth of over £6bn, the 25th highest in the world.

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel who previously met Boehly at Cobham said: "He paid some money for it, so I don't think he is keen to drop the ambition. That would be a big surprise, so no, I don't doubt this. We will share our opinion in more detail over the next weeks, and I am sure he is as ambitious to build a competitive Chelsea for the highest level.

"We had lunch together, but it was in the room where everybody was, like players and staff. He was very friendly, very open, and it was a very informal meeting over lunch."

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