Chelsea owners, now titled ‘BlueCo’ have recently acquired another team as well as the Stamford Bridge club.
They acquired a majority stake in French club Strasbourg during the summer, just a year after buying Chelsea FC from Roman Abramovich. Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital then set their sights on setting up a multi-club model like other examples such as The City Group who have Manchester City, and Red Bull who have Leipzig and Salzburg.
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BlueCo will not be stopping at Chelsea and Strasbourg though, and they are now turning their attentions to another European country, Portugal.
According to The Daily Mail, Portugal is one of the next countries Chelsea are looking at and 19-time champions Sporting Lisbon are in their sights.
It’s not the first time Chelsea have been linked with Sporting Lisbon of late, so it seems like a genuine option that the club are pursuing. Sporting would be a great acquisition for BlueCo/Chelsea.