Chelsea set to write some 'enormous' cheques very soon - Stefan Borson
Chelsea will be writing some “enormous” cheques in the coming years as the club aims to upgrade their stadium.
That is the view of financial expert Stefan Borson, who exclusively told Football Insider that Chelsea’s owners will need to be aligned as there is no room for disagreements with these decisions.
There is currently a power struggle taking place at the top of Chelsea, with the co-owners looking to buy each other out to take sole control of the football club.
Clearlake Capital own 61.5-per-cent of the Blues, while Todd Boehly, Mark Walter, and Hansjorg Wyss have 12.8-per-cent each.
Chelsea are reportedly in talks over building a new stadium at Earl’s Court which will increase the capacity, but will also be a costly venture.
Chelsea owners will need to get aligned for upcoming projects
“It’s never good when you’ve got owners that are not aligned in terms of their strategic direction of an organisation whether it’s football or anything else,” Borson told Football Insider.
“In terms of this situation to end up where the spending levels are what they are and the decisions being taken on a long-term basis, and the redevelopment cost that’s required for the stadium, there’s kind of no room for disagreement.
“They’re going to have to be aligned.
“The cheques they have to write over the next few years are going to be enormous.
“They could be £1billion, could be £2billion pounds to redevelop Stamford Bridge if they were to rebuild the whole thing.”
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