Chelsea owners buy stake in Strasbourg as part of plans for multi-club ownership

Chelsea’s owners have agreed to buy a stake in French club Strasbourg. Pic: Mike Egerton/PA

Chelsea’s owners BlueCo have agreed to buy a stake in Ligue 1 club Strasbourg to take a significant step forwards in their plans for multi-club ownership.

The consortium, which purchased the Premier League club in May last year, are become new shareholders “subject to a consultation process with the relevant employee representative bodies”.