Chelsea owners bankroll £80m injection – official documents filed
Chelsea have received an £80million injection from their owners in the form of a new share issue, sources have told Football Insider.
As per a Companies House submission on 29 November, Chelsea’s parent holding company 22 Holdco Limited has issued eight million shares.
The issuance was split between 4.9 million Class A ordinary shares and 3.1 million Class B ordinary shares.
Each share was purchased at £10 per one pence share, taking the total investment to £80million.
Another Companies House submission on 29 November from Chelsea’s immediate parent company BlueCo 22 Limited revealed 1,000 shares have been issued at a value of £80,000.
That means the £80million received by Holdco was pushed down to BlueCo.
The investment comes just weeks before the January transfer window is set to open, with Chelsea spending more than £1billion on new signings since the ownership group, which is led by Clearlake Capital and Todd Boehly, completed its £4.25billion takeover in May 2022.
But it isn’t the only injection the west London club have received from their owners in recent months after Football Insider revealed on 16 October Stamford Bridge chiefs had invested £190million in a similar transaction.
Chelsea facing financial breach after recording heavy losses
Chelsea’s financial situation has come under intense scrutiny after they are believed to have been close to the profit and sustainability (PSR) limit over the past couple of seasons.
The London giants posted a loss of £89.9million in their latest accounts for 2022-23, with the current financial rules stating top-flight sides can lose a maximum of £105million over a rolling three-year period.
Chelsea exploited a loophole last year to help them bypass the PSR rules after selling two Stamford Bridge hotels to BlueCo for a total of £76.5million to offset their major losses.
Football Insider revealed on 6 September the club have avoided a PSR breach for 2022-23 after the hotel sales have since been ratified by the Premier League following a fair market value assessment.
But Chelsea are still expected to have breached Uefa’s financial rules as they will not be permitted to register earnings from selling assets to sister companies.
Football Insider revealed on 29 August Enzo Maresca’s side are likely to receive a fine if they are found to have broken the governing body’s rules, with the size of the penalty dependent on how much they have exceeded the limit by.
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