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Prospective Chelsea owner Todd Boehly once showed lofty ambition with gutsy £123m promise

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Chelsea currently being sanctioned by the UK government, American billionaire Todd Boehly is believed to have submitted a bid for the Stamford Bridge outfit.The 46-year-old is the owner of the LA Dodgers baseball franchise, and his commitment to them gives a great indicator of what Blues fans can expect from the businessman if he does acquire their club.Boehly spearheaded a group of investors that outbid Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke to buy the Dodgers in 2012, offering £1.3billion for the sports franchise – £400m more than Kroenke offered.It is widely reported that Boehly owns 20 per cent of the team.Like some owners, it was then expected that Boehly would sit back and reap the benefits of owning the baseball team and enjoy the newfound source of cash.But that couldn’t be further from the truth.As revealed by the Telegraph, in one weekend the owner committed £123m to buy just two pitchers – and that move along with several others has seen the team enjoy plenty of success under his reign and rise markedly in value.The Dodgers won the World Series in 2020 after eight back-to-back Western division titles and are now the second-most valuable baseball team, behind only the New York Yankees, according to Forbes.HAVE YOUR SAY!

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