An alliance led by American businessman Todd Bohlin ranked sixth in the list of the world's richest football club owners after he announced an agreement to buy Chelsea FC for more than $5 billion.
Buhli and his consortium partners struggled to reach an agreement to buy the Blues at the highest price paid to acquire a sports club.
Former head of British Airways, Sir Martin Bruton, and Steve Pagliuca, partner of the Boston Celtics, joined in Bohley's final bids for the London club.
And the list of the ten richest people who own football clubs, according to The Independent, is as follows:
The Saudi Public Investment Fund:
acquired Newcastle United last year.
The total assets of this fund are estimated at $400 billion.
Qatar Investment Authority:
In 2013, it acquired Paris Saint-Germain.
The total assets of this device are estimated at 275 billion dollars.
Emirati Mansour bin Zayed Al Maktoum:
In 2008, he acquired Manchester City.
Sheikh Mansour's fortune is estimated at more than $26 billion.
Austrian Dietrich Mateschitz:
owner of German clubs Leipzig and Austrian Salzburg.
His fortune is estimated at $20 billion.
Italian Andre Agnelli:
owner of Juventus FC.
His fortune is estimated at $17.5 billion.
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Chelsea in 2022. The alliance's fortune is estimated at more than $13 billion.
American Philip Anschutz:
He acquired the Los Angeles Galaxies.
His fortune is estimated at 10 billion dollars.
American Stan Kroenke:
owner of Arsenal FC.
His fortune is estimated at $8.5 billion.
Chinese Stephen Zhang:
owner of Italian club Inter.
His fortune is estimated at $8 billion.
Chinese Guo Guangchang:
owner of Wolverhampton FC.
His fortune is estimated at more than $6.5 billion.