The pool of prospective Premier League club owners has become increasingly exclusive. As England’s top flight has established itself as the top league in world football, only a shrinkingly small proportion of the population has the requisite funds to take charge of these financial behemoths.

When the country’s top clubs broke away from the Football League in 1992, the new capitalistic ideal was created in the image of American sports franchises. Three decades later, England’s leading division is awash with US investment.

As the Premier League continues to dominate club football, here’s a closer look at all 20 Premier League owners.

Arsenal

Stan Kroenke has had an eventful association with the Gunners, rising from a minority stakeholder to the owner of the club since his first involvement in 2007. Kroenke bought his way to 100% ownership through a series of purchases, most recently snagging 27.11% of the club from Alisher Usmanov in 2018, which saw him take more than 90% of the shares, forcing a compulsory purchase of the remainder.

Arsenal struggled in his first years as owner, on the pitch, but under Mikel Arteta, have returned to the top of the tree, winning the 2025/26 Premier League title and narrowly losing out in the Champions League final on penalties. Kroenke has come in for criticism from Arsenal fans, with the failed European Super League attempt in 2021 being a major low point for the ownership.

Aston Villa

V Sports is a holding company that is owned by Wes Edens and Nassef Sawiris, who bought Aston Villa when it was in the Championship, and on the verge of administration, in 2018. Initially, the purchase was of 55% of shares, but this rose to a full takeover once Villa were promoted back to the Premier League in 2019. V Sports was initially known as NSWE, but was rebranded to fit the Villa name. The company has purchased clubs in other nations as well, creating a ‘group’, similar to that of the City Football Group and Red Bull conglomerate. Villa have gone from strength to strength under the ambitious ownership, returning to the Champions League for the first time in 40 years in 2023-24 before winning the Europa League in the 2025/26 campaign, for the first time in their history.

Bournemouth

Bill Foley purchased his 100% stake in Bournemouth in December 2022, from Maxim Demin, who had been a major part of the Cherries’ rise from League Two to the top flight. Foley’s company, Black Knight Football Club, installed actor Michael B. Jordan as a minority owner when it purchased the club.

The company also owns A-League side Auckland FC, has a minority stake in French outfit Lorient, Portuguese club Moreirense and a significant minority share in Scottish club Hibernian. Under Foley’s ownership, Bournemouth have established themselves in the Premier League, having been in a relegation battle when the takeover was completed.

Brentford

Boyhood Brentford fan Matthew Benham initially invested in the club as part of a supporter’s trust in 2005, before buying out the fans’ ownership in 2012 to take full control of the Bees. The west London outfit were in the third tier of English football at the time of the takeover and had not played in the top two divisions for over twenty years, but within nine years of the takeover, the club had returned to the top flight after a Championship play-off final win over Swansea.

Benham was also a majority shareholder of Danish side Midtjylland between 2014 and 2023, experimenting with cutting-edge statistical analysis that he replicated in Hounslow before turning his focus solely on Brentford. Under Benham’s ownership, the club has established themselves as a sustainable Premier League club, with an average league finish of 11th since being promoted in 2021, and a high of ninth whih they managed twice.

Brighton

One of the most well-loved owners by any fanbase, Tony Bloom has been chairman of Brighton since 2009. He bought a 75% share, and was crucial to the development of the Amex Stadium, for which he invested around £93m. Bloom is a boyhood Seagulls fan, and under his stewardship, the club have gone from League One to Europa League football.

Bloom is also a minority stakeholder in the Belgian side Royal Union Saint-Gilloise, who he took over in 2018, although he was forced to reduce his shares in 2023 due to UEFA’s rules on multi-club ownership. He was awarded an MBE in 2024 for his services to football in Brighton. He also has minority stakes in Scottish club Hearts and Melbourne Victory.

Chelsea

Chelsea‘s ownership is in the form of a consortium, made up of four parties, most notoriously Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital Group, all of which make up the BlueCo group. The Blues have been under the stewardship of the consortium since 2022 when the club was bought from previous owner Roman Abramovich after the sanctions placed on Russia by the UK government following the country’s invasion of Ukraine.

In that time, the club has had very limited success in comparison to its previous efforts, all while spending over two billion pounds on transfers. It did result in success at the first FIFA Club World Cup in 2025, the same year they triumphed in the Europa Conference League to become the first club in history to win every trophy available to them. Since then, Clearlake Capital, led by Behdad Eghbali and Jose E. Feliciano possess a 61.5% controlling stake in the club.

Coventry

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Coventry‘s return to the Premier League after two and a half decades is a fantastic achievement for owner Doug King, who took over the club in 2023. He bought the club from Sisu Capital, who had been in charge since 2007, helping to turn the club around. Prior to their promotion, they were incredibly close to a FA Cup final and previously lost on penalties in the playoff semi-finals against Sunderland. The aim will be to remain in the top flight, and they will take confidence from the likes of Sunderland and Leeds United who beat the drop last season.

Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace are owned by several stakeholders, but the most notable of these is Steve Parish, who has been chairman of the Eagles since he brought the club out of administration in 2010. Parish is the only remaining member of the CPFC 2010 consortium that bought the club back then that is still involved, as the remaining members have sold their stakes.

Josh Harris and David Blitzer also share a 10% stake, but Woody Johnson’s 43% is the majority figure, bought in 2025 after previously being held by John Textor. Blitzer and Johnson each own several other teams in other countries, but they have no link to Palace, unlike affiliations that Aston Villa and Manchester City, among others, have.

Everton

British-Iranian businessman Farhad Moshiri finally found a buyer in late 2024, as The Friedkin Group completed an 99.5% acquisition. Moshiri initially purchased 49.9%, having sold his stake in Arsenal to finance the purchase in 2016 that later rose to 94%. Under his ownership, Everton struggled on and off the pitch, and had a six-point deduction for breaching profit and sustainability rules in the 2023-24 season. Multiple proposed takeovers fell through but American billionaire Dan Friedkin helped end the tumultuous Moshiri reign. The Toffees then enjoyed a fresh start in 2025, moving into the 52,000-plus seater Hill Dickinson Stadium.

Fulham

Fulham have been owned by Shahid Khan since 2013 when he bought out the club from the late Mohamed Al-Fayed, the former major stakeholder in Harrods. Khan’s ownership didn’t get off to the best start. After removing the statute of Michael Jackson that Al-Fayed had installed outside the ground, the Cottagers were relegated from the Premier League in Kahn’s first season as owner, but they have since returned to the top flight and now look established in the league. Khan has also overseen major improvements to Craven Cottage, increasing the ground’s capacity even if the King of Pop remains decidedly absent. Khan is also well known for his ownership of NFL team Jacksonville Jaguars.

Rangers have held initial talks over a deal to sign Portland Timbers striker Kevin Kelsy this summer.

The Light Blues have had a difficult start to the season so far, losing to Jagiellonia Bialystok in the Europa League qualifying round, while they also failed to win either of their opening Scottish Premiership games against Dundee United and Hibernian.

The Glasgow side were also rocked by news this past weekend that striker Youssef Chermiti will miss the whole season after rupturing his ACL during the clash with Hibs, and the club are now working hard to bring in a replacement before the transfer window slams shut on September 1st.

According to a report by Chris Jack of the Rangers Review, Rangers have made contact with MLS outfit Portland Timbers over a deal to sign Kevin Kelsy.

Kelsy is a Venezuela international and has been a key player for the Timbers this season, netting nine goals in 17 appearances so far in their campaign. It’s understood that any deal would take a ‘significant fee’ to get it over the line at this stage of the window, and the 22-year-old is one of a number of names being considered for the position.

New manager Derek McInnes has already brought in Lawrence Shankland this summer, but Chermiti was expected to play a huge role in their season, having been the club’s top scorer last year, and with a £22m bid from Galatasaray rejected just before his injury.

GIVEMEPORT sources understand that Sheffield United striker Ryan One was a target, but talks have now halted after a loan-to-buy bid was rejected, while there have also been reports of interest in former striker Rory Wilson.

Rangers are looking at potential options for a loan deal as well as a permanent deal, and Kelsy is seen as the perfect profile to replace Chermiti’s style and attributes, which will now be unavailable for the vast majority of the season.

Kelsy ‘One of the Best Young Strikers’

Kelsy has previously had short spells at Shakhtar Donetsk and FC Cincinnati, but his time at Portland Timbers has seen the best version of his qualities.

Upon making the move to Portland, then manager Phil Neville was full of praise for the Venezuelan, even describing him as ‘one of the best young strikers in the world’.

“We’re excited to have him. He has the pace, strength, creativity, and he scores goals. His potential fits in perfectly with the young group we have in Portland.”

Statistics courtesy of WhoScored – correct as of 13/08/2026.