Chelsea's mega-rich new owners will be prevented from paying dividends, selling shares or taking management fees for a decade in a bid to avoid controversy that has hampered Manchester United under the Glazer family, according to new reports.
A Todd Boehly-led consortium are in advanced talks to buy Chelsea in a £4billion takeover, but it has now been claimed that part of the discussions surround an unprecedented series of conditions that they will be forced to adhere to.
Sky News report that, in a bid to avoid following the path that Manchester United have trodden since their 2005 takeover, the Blues' new owners will be banned from paying dividends until at least 2032.