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Bruce Buck (left) and Todd Boehly watched Chelsea’s Premier League sport towards Wolves collectively in Might

Chelsea have introduced that Bruce Buck might be stepping down from his position as chairman on 30 June.

The American, who had been within the position since Roman Abramovich turned proprietor in 2003, will proceed to assist the membership as a “senior adviser”.

It had been thought that Buck, 76, would stay chairman after Todd Boehly accomplished his takeover in Might.

“Now’s the best time to step down and let new possession construct on the robust foundations we’ve got in place,” he stated.

“The house owners have a compelling imaginative and prescient for Chelsea’s future, and I stay up for serving to them obtain it on this new position alongside our unimaginable workers, gamers, coaches and supporters.”

Buck added: “I’m proud to have helped Chelsea realise nice success on the pitch and make a optimistic influence in the neighborhood.”

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Throughout Buck’s chairmanship, the Chelsea males’s group claimed 18 main honours and the ladies’s group gained 12.

Co-controlling proprietor Boehly stated that Buck had “led Chelsea Soccer Membership to the best ranges of worldwide and home soccer” and thanked him for “his service and his dedication to the membership”.

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Supply: bbc.com