Who really owns your club? Every Premier League team's ownership structure explained

Premier League ownership is awash with private equity firms, multi-club groups and sovereign wealth funds. So, do you know who really controls your football club?

With the English top flight now the financial envy of all of European football, owning one of the 20 teams that call the league home can require serious financial backing .

Those who part with hundreds of millions are often unknown names to the general public. That is, unless they assume an executive role. Take Todd Boehly. Chelsea fans are now all too familiar with the American billionaire , who led the consortium that purchased the club from Roman Abramovich in 2022.

He stepped down as chairman last week after agreeing to sell his stake to co-owners Clearlake Capital. But what is this company and who are the people who make the calls? Mirror Football takes a look at the owners who actually run the show in the Premier League .

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Kroenke Sports & Entertainment (KSE) holds a 100 per cent stake in Arsenal. They are an American sports and entertainment empire founded by billionaire Stan Kroenke. He is worth an estimated £21billion.

KSE initially bought a minority stake in the Gunners in 2007 from ITV for £65million before launching a full buyout in 2018, when Kroenke purchased Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov's 30 per cent stake for £550m.

Whilst Stan is the ultimate financial authority, day-to-day oversight is handled by his son, Josh, who acts as the club's co-chair alongside his father.

V Sports purchased a 55 per cent stake in Aston Villa in July 2018 for £30m, but just over a year later, they assumed 100 per cent control, saving the club from bankruptcy by settling debts. Egyptian billionaire Nassef Sawiris and American private equity investor Wes Edens jointly control the holding company.

Initially, Villa was purchased by NSWE, a company name both Sawiris and Edens created using their initials. But it rebranded to V Sports in 2021. Edens is the co-founder of Fortress Investment Group and Sawiris amassed his fortune through construction and chemicals.

Whilst both act as co-chairmen, Sawiris assumes day-to-day control and is the main driving force behind high-level decisions. They also own stakes in Portuguese side Vitoria Guimaraes and French team FC Annecy. US investment firm Atairos bought into V Sports in late 2023 and is a 31 per cent shareholder.

The Cherries are owned by Black Knight Football Club, a syndicate that acquired a 100 per cent stake in the club in December 2022 after previous owner Maxim Demin sold up for approximately £120m.

Bill Foley led the syndicate, which also features minority partners, including actor Michael B. Jordan and Cannae Holdings. Foley operates as the club's chairman. BKFC also maintains full ownership of French club FC Lorient - from which Bournemouth have signed players such as Dango Ouattara, now of Brentford, and Eli Junior Kroupi.

They also hold an interest in Moreirense FC of Portugal, Auckland FC of New Zealand and Hibernian of Scotland.