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Chelsea: Todd Boehly and fellow co-owner Mark Walter to sell stakes in Premier League club | Football News
17 September 2026 Off

Chelsea: Todd Boehly and fellow co-owner Mark Walter to sell stakes in Premier League club | Football News

By Total Football News

Chelsea chairman Todd Boehly and director Mark Walter have agreed to sell their 25 per cent stake in the club to majority shareholders Clearlake Capital in a deal which values Chelsea at £5bn. 

The deal paves the way for Clearlake to take full control of Chelsea, owning 86.5 per cent of the club, with Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss owning 13.5 per cent.

Boehly was the face of the consortium which

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Chelsea: Clearlake Capital acquires full control as Todd Boehly, Mark Walter and Hansjorg Wyss sell stakes
17 September 2026 Off

Chelsea: Clearlake Capital acquires full control as Todd Boehly, Mark Walter and Hansjorg Wyss sell stakes

By Total Football News

Chelsea chairman Todd Boehly and director Mark Walter have sold their stakes in the club to majority owner Clearlake Capital.

Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss has also sold his stake, meaning Clearlake – led by co-founders Behdad Eghbali and Jose E. Feliciano – have now acquired full control of the club.

Boehly, Walter and Wyss each had a 12.8% stake, with Clearlake previously owning 61.5% of the Blues.

American Boehly will

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Chelsea co-owners Todd Boehly and Mark Walter hold talks over selling shares to majority owners Clearlake Capital | Football News
17 August 2026 Off

Chelsea co-owners Todd Boehly and Mark Walter hold talks over selling shares to majority owners Clearlake Capital | Football News

By Total Football News

Todd Boehly and Mark Walter have held talks about selling their shares in Chelsea to Clearlake Capital.

Clearlake currently owns 61.5 per cent of the club, while Boehly, Walter and Hansjorg Wyss each own a 12.8 per cent stake.

Clearlake, under the leadership of Behdad Eghbali and Jose Feliciano, effectively run the club even though Boehly is the chairman.

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Crystal Palace transfer news: Goalkeeper Walter Benitez signs on free transfer from PSV
23 June 2025 Off

Crystal Palace transfer news: Goalkeeper Walter Benitez signs on free transfer from PSV

By Total Football News

Crystal Palace have signed Argentina goalkeeper Walter Benitez from PSV Eindhoven on a free transfer.

The 32-year-old will move to Selhurst Park when his PSV contract expires on 1 July.

Benitez was an ever-present in PSV’s league campaign as they won the Eredivisie title, finishing a point clear of Ajax.

He started 11 of PSV’s 12 Champions League fixtures last term as they reached the last 16, where they were

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Walter Benitez: Crystal Palace close to signing PSV’s Argentine goalkeeper
16 June 2025 Off

Walter Benitez: Crystal Palace close to signing PSV’s Argentine goalkeeper

By Total Football News

Crystal Palace are on the brink of signing PSV Eindhoven goalkeeper Walter Benitez on a free transfer.

Benitez, whose contract with the Dutch club expires this month, has completed a medical and Palace will announce the signing once all the relevant documents have been completed.

The Argentina goalkeeper, 32, was an ever-present in PSV’s league campaign as they won the Eredivisie title, beating Ajax to the trophy by a point.

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Tim Walter: Hull City sack boss after 17 league games
27 November 2024 Off

Tim Walter: Hull City sack boss after 17 league games

By Total Football News

Coach Andy Dawson has been placed in charge on an interim basis.

Walter had previously managed Holstein Kiel, Stuttgart and Hamburg in the German second tier, leaving the latter after being sacked in February this year.

His preparations for the season were not helped by the losses of key defender Jacob Greaves to Ipswich, winger Jaden Philogene back to Aston Villa, and the end of the loan spells of forward

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Tim Walter: New Hull boss embracing pressure
10 June 2024 Off

Tim Walter: New Hull boss embracing pressure

By Total Football News

New Hull City head coach Tim Walter says he welcomes the pressure as he prepares to take charge of the Tigers next season.

His predecessor Liam Rosenior was sacked on 7 May despite receiving a Championship Manager of the Year nomination after a seventh-placed finish.

But Walter, who left Hamburg in February, is ready for the challenge at the MKM Stadium.

“Pressure is everywhere and pressure is a privilege,” the

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Tim Walter: Hull City appoint ex-Hamburg boss as new head coach
31 May 2024 Off

Tim Walter: Hull City appoint ex-Hamburg boss as new head coach

By Total Football News

Hull City have appointed former Hamburg boss Tim Walter as their new head coach on a three-year deal.

Walter will officially take charge on 1 July subject to obtaining a visa.

The 48-year-old German replaces Liam Rosenior after leaving Hamburg earlier this year, having previously taken charge of Stuttgart and Holstein Kiel.

Hull finished seventh in the Championship this season and Rosenior was sacked after not reaching the play-offs,

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