Report: Potential Chelsea buyers want to reduce club’s spending and run it like FSG at Liverpool

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Todd Boehly’s consortium reportedly wants to emulate the business model set out by Liverpool’s owners if they are to eventually takeover Chelsea.

According to The Athletic, Boehly and co. would like the Blues to be run in a similar fashion to how Fenway Sports Group operates at Anfield.

FSG, principally owned by John. W Henry, bought Liverpool back in 2010, having already owned the Boston Red Sox for nearly years before.

They also have in their possession NESN, a regional sports network, Fenway Sports Management, FSG Real Estate and RFK Racing.

So, it’s fair to say they know a thing or two about running a company.

Liverpool’s outlook

Whilst Henry’s reign for over a decade at Liverpool has not been without its faults, the club’s transfer approach is certainly one worth noting.

Since FSG entered into the Premier League’s vision, the Reds have spent £955m (Echo), on players, quite a lot of that pumped into Jurgen Klopp’s squad.

However, they have recouped £661m in sales, placing them 14^th overall in Europe’s net spend rankings.

In the same period, Chelsea have splashed a whopping £1.37b on new signings, but have earned £1.02b from letting go of footballing personnel.

Saving the pennies

It is this vast financial outlay that Boehly’s group apparently wants to reduce, permitted they replace Roman Abramovich.

The Athletic say Boehly ‘would not be as carefree with spending as Abramovich’, which wouldn’t be difficult to achieve.

This may strike pain into the hearts of Chelsea supporters, considering the success their previous owner supplied through buying the best players.

Yet, perhaps throwing money across the market might not be the worse thing in the world.

Reducing the cheques would reduce the chance of another Romelu Lukaku or Timo Werner, two attackers purchased for big bucks who have failed to fully match their price tags.

But this isn’t a plea to stop making moves in the summer window, let that be clear!

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