Behdad Eghbali is set to have a highly significant role in Chelsea's search for a new head coach to replace Mauricio Pochettino.
Pochettino's time as Blues boss ended on Tuesday with the club releasing a statement in the evening confirming the 52-year-old had left Stamford Bridge by mutual consent. Chelsea are now considering their options carefully to replace Pochettino with the likes of Sebastian Hoeness, Kieran McKenna and Enzo Maresca being people they admire.
Chelsea's sporting directors Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley, whose main focus is transfer-related business, will help the club in their search for a replacement and Eghbali is expected to play a key role in proceedings, too.
The businessman co-founded Clearlake Capital alongside Jose E. Feliciano back in 2006. Clearlake are the consortium that took over Chelsea alongside Todd Boehly in 2022.
Born in Iran, Eghbali was brought up in the United States, moving with his family when he was just a child. Now said to be worth over $3.5billion (£2.75billion), Eghbali ranks 835th in the Forbes rich list.
While Boehly is very much the face of Chelsea when people think of who owns the club, Eghbali also plays a very significant role in how the club is run. The Clearlake co-founder is often at Stamford Bridge during the season, a lot more than Boehly is, and has been seen by football.london going into the dressing room on numerous occasions post-match.
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There are reports that Eghbali wanted Pochettino gone, while Boehly was happy for the Argentine to remain in his position. Boehly has recently
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