Chelsea have three immediate pressing issues to fix if Todd Boehly quits in civil war

Chaos is brewing at Stamford Bridge with a civil war set to erupt between Todd Boehly and the Chelsea majority owner Clearlake.

It’s reported the ownership duo, who completed a £4.25billion takeover of the club just two years ago, have fallen out, with their relationship now ‘irreparable’.

There are suggestions that the two parties are exploring a deal that would see them buy each other out, with Clearlake open to increasing their already majority (62 per cent).

And if Boehly is the one who is forced to step away, Express Sport have hypothesised the three biggest tasks facing Behdad Eghbali and Clearlake going forward.

Fix recruitment strategy at Chelsea

Few things sum up the Boehly era at Stamford Bridge more than reports the American businessman bid an extra £1m for a player to avoid paying £13m – a number he deemed unlucky.

Chelsea’s recruitment strategy over the last two years has been a car crash, to say the least, with over £1billion spent on new players with very few success tales to tell.

If Clearlake are to be a success in Boehly’s absence, a more considered approach to player transfers will be paramount.

Sell off unwanted players to raise PSR threshold

It’s something Chelsea found relative success with this summer, but shifting unwanted players to raise funds is another must-do for the ownership.

The Blues have taken far too many transfer gambles in the previous two years, with the likes of Raheem Sterling, Deivid Washington and Mykhailo Mudryk having failed to make an impact.

Work to cut down the squad will likely continue when the next transfer window rolls around and Chelsea can’t afford to be complacent when it comes to player sales, not least because of potential PSR problems.

Back the manager and usher in stability

But most importantly, if Clearlake’s hefty investment is going to pay dividends, the owners must throw their weight behind manager Enzo Maresca and back the Italian coach.

The two-time European champions have experienced too much instability in recent seasons, with Maresca the fourth permanent manager at Stamford Bridge since Roman Abramovich departed.

If Chelsea believe in the ex-Leicester chief enough to give him the job in the first place, they have to have faith in him being the man to drive them forward long-term – that means longer than just one season in charge.