The Portuguese media today ended up full of stories regarding the possibility of Chelsea taking over Sporting.
The news came from England, where it was reported that Todd Boehly would like to buy a small share of the Lions, and that made a big noise in the Lisbon media.
It turns out that as Portuguese outlet O Jogo went after this story, they learned that Sporting aren’t interested in selling part of the club to Chelsea.
The Lions are more focused on getting investment from local banks, and according to O Jogo’s sources, there’s ‘no opening’ for a deal with the Blues.
O Jogo explain that Sporting can’t stop Chelsea from ‘attacking’ minority shareholders, but that wouldn’t have anything to do with an agreement with the Lisbon side’s management.
Sporting president Federico Varandas, who’s been in charge since 2018, continues with a big plan to increase their share capital and keep up with the financial restructuring that has been ongoing for his whole command.
Whether a concrete offer from Boehly could change things isn’t known, and that could be a way forward.
