Billionaire American tycoon Todd Boehly ‘considering takeover bids for Chelsea and Tottenham’

AMERICAN billionaire Todd Boehly is reportedly plotting takeover bids for Tottenham or Chelsea.

The tycoon already owns a 20 per cent stake in the Los Angeles Dodgers.

And the reports that Boehly, 46, has now turned his sights to the Premier League giants.

He is backed by his private investment firm Eldridge Industries, which deals in real estate, insurance and sport.

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is reportedly open to offers for the Blues after being denied entry to the UK over a diplomatic row with Russia.

But he values the club at over £2.5billion, with Britain's richest man Sir Jim Ratcliffe already failing with a bid.

Spurs, however, could be worth more after building their brand new stadium and reaching the Champions League final, according to City sources attributed in the Evening Standard.

Boehly - who studied at the London School of Economics - is yet to make a comment on the rumours.

But with the Premier League bringing in huge sums with every new TV deal, English football remains an attractive destination for investors.

Chelsea cannot sign players this summer after being hit with a two-window transfer ban by Fifa.

But Spurs have finally jumped into the market to bring in Tanguy Ndombele and Jack Clarke.