The investment in Chelsea Women by Reddit co-founder and husband of tennis great Serena Williams will be “game-changing,” manager Sonia Bompastor said on Thursday.
The American businessman purchased a 10% stake in the women’s team, believed to be around £20 million (($26.52m), in line with the club’s £200m valuation, which was the worth placed on the club when Chelsea FC Holdings sold the team to its sister company in April.
Ohanian, 42, has invested in women’s football previously when he became the largest shareholder in NWSL side Angel City FC in 2024.
“I think it’s a really exciting moment for the club, for the women’s team, for the women’s English game. To have this opportunity to have Alexis invest in the women’s team is great. I’m really happy with this news and really excited about this,” Bompastor told a news conference on Thursday ahead of this weekend’s FA Cup final at Wembley against Manchester United.
When asked why she believes Ohanian chose Chelsea, Bompastor said: “We are the best. Simple!
“Results help a lot. When you have a successful team but also the values. When I told you when I joined this club I felt in the beginning I was in the right place in terms of feeling the support from the ownerships and the people working around this women’s team but also the…
