Why Todd Boehly will leave Chelsea chairman role in 2027 and how his successor will be found | OneFootball

Todd Boehly is expected to step down as Chelsea’s chairman in 2027, with Clearlake Capital to appoint his replacement.

The legal arrangement, which is described as an 'extraordinary agreement', will see the chairmanship of the west London club change every five years and was put in place during the £2.55billion takeover from Roman Abramovich in 2022.

Clearlake own around 60 per cent of Chelsea and already hold huge influence over the club, with Behdad Eghbali active on a day-to-day basis at Stamford Bridge.

But they intend to take up the option of appointing a figurehead of their own in 2027.

Boehly was also appointed interim sporting director in the summer after the American consortium bought Chelsea but his involvement in the football side of the business has since diminished.

There have been rumours of a rift between Boehly and Clearlake Capital but sources close to the billionaire partners deny any breakdown in relationship.

The group have set up a holding company in London known as BlueCo, which is the umbrella for a multi-club model being set up with French team Strasbourg the first to be acquired for the group, and acquisitions in Belgium, Portugal and Brazil are being actively discussed.