Record-Breaking Team Sales: Lakers' $10B Deal Tops Chelsea's £4.25B Football Takeover
The $10 Billion Benchmark: How Sports Franchises Became Luxury Assets
When the Buss family agreed to sell a controlling stake in the Los Angeles Lakers at a $10 billion valuation this June, they didn’t just break records - they redefined what elite sports franchises represent. As someone who’s analyzed football transfers down to the last pound at Premier League clubs, even I raised an eyebrow at these figures.
Football’s Billionaire Playgrounds
Chelsea FC (£4.25B) Todd Boehly’s 2022 purchase from Roman Abramovich set a Premier League record with its complex structure: £2.5B upfront plus £1.75B investment commitments. The subsequent power struggles between Clearlake Capital (61.5% stake) and Boehly prove that expensive toys come with expensive headaches.
Manchester United (25% for £1.25B) Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s minority stake purchase values the club at £5B+, showing how leveraged buyouts (the Glazers’ 2005 £790M deal) can yield generational wealth - if you survive fan protests.
North America’s Valuation Explosion
The Boston Celtics’ $6.1B sale this March held the crown briefly before the Lakers deal. What fascinates me isn’t just the prices, but the multiples:
- Phoenix Suns: 57% stake for $2.28B (40B total valuation)
- Washington Commanders: $6.05B NFL record
- Denver Broncos: $4.65B in 2022 (since dwarfed)
These aren’t sports teams anymore - they’re inflation-proof trophies for consortiums. As a data guy, I’d argue we’re seeing the ‘Tesla effect’: valuations detaching from traditional revenue metrics.
Why This Matters Beyond Sports
The common thread? Global brands with:
- Media rights upside
- Real estate assets
- Iconic IP
When Rob Walton (Walmart heir) bought the Broncos, he wasn’t purchasing a football team - he acquired Colorado’s cultural infrastructure. Similarly, Steve Cohen’s $2.4B Mets deal reflects MLB’s streaming future.
Final thought: At these prices, perhaps analysts like me should start valuing clubs like tech startups - where losses are features, not bugs.
DataDrivenFooty
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¡Vaya cifras de escándalo!
Los Lakers acaban de poner el listón imposible con esos $10 mil millones… ¡hasta el Chelsea con su ‘baratito’ acuerdo de £4.25B parece ganga ahora!
El detalle que no cuadra: Si los Buss solo tenían el 66%, ¿cómo vendieron el 51%? Matemáticas de élite, literalmente.
Estos clubes ya no son deporte, son certificados de depósito para millonarios aburridos. ¿Siguiente parada: comprar un equipo con criptomonedas? 😂
#DineroQuemaLaPista
¡Vaya cifras de escándalo! Los Lakers valen $10 mil millones… ¿Y Chelsea ‘solo’ £4.25 mil millones?
Como buen madrileño, me parto con estas cifras. ¡Hasta el Bernabéu parece barato al lado!
Lo mejor: los nuevos dueños de Lakers solo compraron el 51%. O sea, pagaron $5 mil millones para… ¡no tener ni el control total! 🤑
¿Será que los equipos deportivos ahora son como cromos de lujo? ¡Hasta el Salón del Fútbol se queda corto!
¿Vosotros qué opináis? ¿Quién está más loco: los de la NBA o la Premier League?
Коли спортивні клуби стають розкішними активами
Лейкери за $10 мільярдів? Челсі за £4.25 мільярди? Здається, мільярдери вирішили, що спортивні клуби — це нові криптовалюти! 🤯
Як аналітик, я бачу тут одну закономірність: чим більше проблем у клубі (як от у Манчестер Юнайтед), тим вища його ціна. Може, це новий тренд?
Ваша черга: Хто наступний — Динамо Київ за триліони? 😂
When Sports Teams Become Luxury Yachts
The Lakers’ $10B deal makes Chelsea’s £4.25B takeover look like a bargain bin purchase! At this rate, we’ll need to start valuing teams like rare Pokémon cards.
Fun Fact: The Buss family only sold 51% - meaning they’re still in the game, just with fewer headaches than Todd Boehly at Chelsea (we see you, Clearlake Capital drama).
Who’s next? Maybe Real Madrid will hit $20B if they add a golden toilet to their stadium… Thoughts?
Futebol vs Basquete: A Guerra dos Bilionários
Os Lakers bateram o Chelsea no placar mais importante: o dos negócios! US$ 10 bilhões pela franquia de basquete deixam os £4.25B do Chelsea parecendo troco de pão.
Investimento ou Loucura?
Compre um time, ganhe uma dor de cabeça grátis! O caso do Chelsea com Boehly e Clearlake Capital é aula de como transformar um clube em novela mexicana.
E vocês? Acham que daqui a pouco vão vender clubes como ações da Tesla? Comentem aí!
কে বলেছিল ক্রীড়া দল শুধু খেলার জন্য?
লস অ্যাঞ্জেলেস লেকার্সের $১০ বিলিয়ন মূল্যায়ন দেখে চেলসির £৪.২৫ বিলিয়ন ডিলও যেন ফ্যাকাসে! 😂
আসল মজাটা কোথায়?
- লেকার্সের মাত্র ৫১% বিক্রি হয়েছে (বাস পরিবারের হাতে এখনো ৬৬%)
- চেলসির ক্ষেত্রে টড বোয়েলির ‘মূল্য + বিনিয়োগের’ জটিল ফর্মুলা
এই দামে তো আমাদের ঢাকা প্রিমিয়ার লিগের সব ক্লাব একসাথে কিনে ফেলা যাবে! 🤯
কি মনে হয়? এগুলো আসলে স্পোর্টস ক্লাব নাকি ওয়াল স্ট্রিটের নতুন ইনভেস্টমেন্ট টুল? কমেন্টে লিখুন!
¡Vaya pelotazo económico!
Los Lakers acaban de redefinir el concepto ‘equipo caro’ con su venta récord de $10B. ¡Hasta el Chelsea (£4.25B) parece un chollo al lado!
Detalle curioso: La familia Buss solo vendió el 51%… porque hasta los magnates saben que hay que diversificar.
¿Serán estos equipos inversiones o solo juguetes para billonarios? ¡Opinen abajo!
Wahnsinnige Preise im Sport
10 Milliarden Dollar für die Lakers? Da fragt man sich doch: Spielen die jetzt in der NBA oder an der Börse? 😂 Selbst Chelseas Rekord-Übernahme von 4,25 Milliarden Pfund wirkt dagegen fast wie ein Schnäppchen!
Fußball vs. Basketball Interessant ist ja: Während Boehly bei Chelsea noch mit Investitionszusagen jonglieren musste, hat der neue Lakers-Eigentümer einfach blanko gezahlt. Typisch Amerika – alles größer, teurer, verrückter!
Frage an euch: Wann kommt endlich der erste Bundesliga-Club in den Billionen-Bereich? Oder müssen wir dafür nach Qatar auswandern? 😉
¡El baloncesto ya no es deporte!
¿10 mil millones por un equipo de baloncesto? ¡Sí! Los Lakers se vendieron como si fueran una startup de Silicon Valley con pérdida garantizada.
¿Y el resto? Solo el 51% en manos del nuevo dueño… y ya tenían el 66% antes. Ahora hasta el 27% está en manos de otros inversores. ¿Dónde queda el amor por el equipo?
El fútbol también se ha vuelto loco
Chelsea: £4.25B y más jefes que jugadores. Manchester United: comprado con préstamos y protestas. ¿Quién paga la cuenta cuando los ingresos son solo memes y suscripciones?
Finalmente: si un club vale más que una empresa tecnológica… ¿por qué no valorarlo como una startup? Donde perder dinero es un “feature”, no un bug.
¿Vosotros qué pensáis? ¡Comentad antes de que los Lakers suban de precio otra vez! 🏀💸
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