Granofskaya, who emerged as one of the toughest negotiators in football during Roman Abramovich’s reign, will remain available to support Boel during the current transfer window. Boehly will serve as sporting director until the club appoints a full-time replacement. “We thank Marina for her many years of excellent service to the club and wish her all the best in her future endeavors,” Boehly said in a statement.
The recently confirmed members of the Chelsea board
Behdad Eghbali and Jose E. Feliciano (Chelsea co-owners, co-founders and managing partners of Clearlake Capital) Mark Walter (co-owner of Chelsea, co-founder and CEO of Guggenheim Partners, owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Sparks) Hansjorg Wyss (co-owner of Chelsea and founder of the Wyss Foundation) Jonathan Goldstein (co-owner of Chelsea, co-founder and CEO of Cain International) Barbara Charone (Director and Co-Founder of MBC PR) Lord Daniel Finkelstein OBE (columnist and former executive editor of The Times) James Pade (Partner and CEO of Clearlake Capital) Chelsea confirmed the departure of President Bruce Buck on Monday, with Boehly replacing him. Buck will continue to support the club as a senior advisor. “I am proud to have helped Chelsea to be a great success on the pitch and to have a positive impact on the community,” said Buck. Boehly added: “Bruce has led the Chelsea Football Club to the highest levels of international and domestic football, while at the same time developing one of the most active social responsibility projects in sport. “We thank Bruce for his service and commitment to the club.” Picture: Chelsea manager Marina Granovskaia (left) and president Bruce Buck (right) leave the club All the top executives of the Boehly-Clearlake Capital consortium have been added to Chelsea’s new board of directors as the new era of the West London team continues to accelerate. “As Chelsea FC custodians, we are now beginning to carry out our long-term vision and plan for the club, creating a great experience for its passionate, loyal fans and continuing to claim top honors in line with Chelsea FC’s dedicated history,” he said. . Boehly. “Working together, side by side, we are firmly committed to winning, both on and off the field. For us, this effort has begun.” Clearlake bosses and Chelsea owners Behdad Eghbali and Jose Feliciano have also been added to the Blues’ new board. Los Angeles Dodgers co-owner Mark Walter, Swiss mogul Hansjorg Wyss and British mogul Jonathan Goldstein all have their names on the Chelsea board. The board also includes music industry leader Barbara Charone and Tory peer and columnist Daniel Finkelstein, along with Clearlake Capital partner James Pade. “As the new era of Boehly-Clearlake ownership begins, we are excited to set up a league organization and develop Chelsea FC as a global platform,” said Eghbali and Feliciano. “We look forward to supporting Thomas Tuchel, Emma Hayes and their teams and will provide preventive, uninterrupted support to make our loyal Chelsea fans and partners proud.” Use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Dharmesh Sheth gives the latest transfer developments for the possible return of Romelu Lukaku to Inter As the current sporting director, it is understandable that Boehly already has the role in practice, playing a key role in the decision to let Romelu Lukaku return to Inter on loan. Chelsea decided to let the Belgian international leave the club after talks between Bochley and coach Thomas Tuchel and Boelli and the player. Boehly and Tuchel wanted to quickly sort out Lukaku’s future in order to focus on strengthening the team this summer.
Schedules for Chelsea: Lampard’s Everton went up first and then the Spurs
Chelsea start the 2022/23 season with a trip to Frank Lampard’s Everton live on Sky Sports before hosting the London Spurs’ opponents in their first home game. Thomas Tuchel’s team faces a reunion with the Blue Lampard legend at Goodison Park on August 6, starting at 5.30pm, before Tottenham visit Stamford Bridge a week later. Chelsea will host Liverpool in West London on September 17, Manchester United on October 22 and Arsenal on November 5. Their last match before a month-long World Cup break is away to Newcastle and they are continuing their Boxing Day campaign against Bournemouth just before. Chelsea travel to Tottenham on 25 February and Arsenal on 29 April, with the latter starting the last five games, such as Manchester City away at home on the penultimate weekend of the season and Newcastle at home on the final day.
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