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The 2023–24 season was Chelsea Football Club's 118th year in existence and 35th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. Prior to this season, former Chelsea captain César Azpilicueta left the club at the end of his contract after eleven consecutive seasons, signing for Atlético Madrid in his native Spain.
BlueCo is a consortium led by Todd Boehly, Clearlake Capital, Mark Walter, and Hansjörg Wyss. [1] The group was formed as the investment vehicle for the takeover of Premier League football club Chelsea F.C. in 2022.
Maresca signed a five-year deal with an option to extend for a further year. [30] Maresca would be Chelsea's 5th manager under the new Todd Boehly regime in just two years. Chelsea had a relatively strong start to the 2024–25 season with 22 points in his first 12 matches in the Premier League .
After an underwhelming preseason, Chelsea had a rough start to their 2024–25 season, losing 0–2 to Manchester City at home. Erling Haaland opened the scoring in the 18th minute, but despite the Blues' best efforts to equalize, former Chelsea midfielder Mateo Kovačić scored from outside of the box to win the game for City. [2]
Todd Boehly (/ ˈ b oʊ l iː /; born September 20, 1973) is an American businessman.He is the co-founder, chairman, chief executive officer and controlling member of Eldridge Industries, a holding company [1] headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. [2]
In January 2011 Chelsea broke the British transfer record to sign Fernando Torres for £50 million; the record stood until 2014. From 20 March 2004 to 26 October 2008, Chelsea went a record 86 consecutive league matches at home without defeat, beating the previous record of 63 matches unbeaten set by Liverpool between 1978 and 1980.
The following is a list of most expensive association football transfers, which details the highest transfer fees ever paid for players, as well as transfers which set new world transfer records. The first confirmed record transfer was of Willie Groves from West Bromwich Albion to Aston Villa for £100 in 1893 [ 1 ] (equivalent to £14,000 in ...
[23] [24] Chelsea purchased Fernández for a package worth £106.8 million after a final agreement between the two clubs was reached on 31 January 2023. He signed an eight-and-a-half-year contract, valid until 2031. [25] Negotiations lasted for more than ten hours and were led by Chelsea co-owner Behdad Eghbali.