Chelsea chief Todd Boehly made bid to buy another club - but was scuppered at last minute
dailystar.co.ukChelsea owner Todd Boehly reportedly failed in a late bit to buy Ligue 1 giants Lyon in the summer - missing out to an investor of their Premier League rivals Crystal Palace.
American billionaire Boehly has spoken openly about his desire to create a multi-club network of football clubs akin to Manchester City owners City Football Group.
However, a reported attempt to buy Lyon was a failure - with Crystal Palace investor John Textor having agreed to buy a majority share before Boehly could do the same. READ MORE: Todd Boehly 'muscles in on battle for Jude Bellingham' while Chelsea track Declan Rice The Guardian report that Tom Glick, who has been helping Boehly to establish his worldwide network of clubs - had already been working with Textor.
Glick, who is a former chief commercial officer for City Football Group, is said to have been instructed to analyse potential investments in Brazil, Belgium and Portugal among other destinations.Textor, who purchased 40% of Palace for a fee of £90million last year, is expected to connect his newest club with his others that include Botafogo and RWD Molenbeek. Chelsea fans, which clubs would you want Todd Boehly to invest in?
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