Most expensive takeovers in soccer 2023

Chelsea's 2022 takeover by BlueCo was the most expensive soccer club acquisition in history, worth nearly three billion euros. The club was sold to the Todd Boehly-led consortium after previous owner Roman Abramovich was sanctioned by the UK government.

Most expensive soccer club takeovers as of 2023 (in million euros)

Characteristic	Reported considerations paid in million euros
Chelsea (BlueCo, 2022)	2,942
AC Milan (RedBird Capital Partners, 2022)	1,200
Manchester United (Glazer family, 2005)	1,181
Everton (777 Partners, 2023)	754
AC Milan (Yonghong Li, 2017)	740

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October 2023

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Region

Europe

Survey time period

as of 2023

Special properties

majority stake acquisitions only

Supplementary notes

Reported shares acquired:
BlueCo (Chelsea) - 100 percent
RedBird Capital Partners (AC Milan) - 100 percent
Glazer family (Manchester United) - 98 percent
777 Partners (Everton) - 94.1 percent
Yonghong Li (AC Milan) - 99.9 percent

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