The latest shot in Chelsea's ongoing civil war has been fired, with a remarkable new claim pointing to the potential genesis of the break down in relations between the Blues' most prominent owners began to break down.
Bloomberg revealed earlier this month that majority shareholders Clearlake Capital want to buy out their fellow owner Todd Boehly and increase their stake in the club to at least 75 per cent.
The outlet reported that Boehly was examining whether it would be possible to take 61.5 per cent shareholder Clearlake out, amid claims the relationship between him and frontman Behdad Eghbali had broken down.