Chelsea’s new owners tried to acquire Frenchman Lyon, but these efforts were unsuccessful.
At the end of September, the management of the London club filed an official application for the purchase of the Lyon club, but was not accepted. The consortium, which is headed by the “aristocrats”, plans to create a “multi-club” network similar to Red Bull and City Group.
One of Chelsea’s co-owners Todd Boely he entrusted this task to his partner and assistant Tom Glick. The desire to create a network of clubs could lead the consortium to Portugal, Brazil and Belgium. Santos wanted to join this group, but the Londoners refused to do so.
