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Another hiccup in the Chelsea takeover has emerged after the club reportedly informed HMRC and the Football Association of a tax issue from before the £4.25billion sale last month.
The west London club's new owners, led by Todd Boehly, had withheld over £100million from the takeover price in case of any 'unforeseen liabilities' from the Roman Abramovich era were inherited.
However, The Times are reporting that Chelsea's new owners have identified 'an area of concern' in relation to the club's tax affairs while looking over their purchase of the Premier League side.
The report goes on to claim that the issue is said to be related to withheld money. However, any money potentially owed to the club would only make a small dent in the £100m withheld by Boehly.
The Times are reporting that the FA are monitoring the situation.
Boehly and his consortium withheld the £100m as a contingency due to the fact of how fast the deal needed to be concluded as a result of
