Charlton up for sale again as US owners look to cash in after three years
Charlton Athletic is up for sale again, with US-based owners Global Football Partners seeking to exit after three years. The club is being marketed as a growth opportunity, despite a complex history of multiple ownership changes in recent years.
Why it matters
It illustrates the trend of foreign investment in lower-tier English football clubs and the associated risks of frequent ownership turnover.
Charlton’s men are in the Championship and their women have been promoted to the Women’s Super League. Photograph: Steven Paston/PA Charlton’s men are in the Championship and their women have been promoted to the Women’s Super League. Photograph: Steven Paston/PA Charlton Athletic Charlton up for sale again as US owners look to cash in after three years Owners led by Gabriel Brener paid £15m in 2023
Buyer would be the club’s fifth owner in six years
Prefer the Guardian on Google Charlton’s US owners have put the club up for sale just three years after taking over at the Valley. The ownership group is understood to have engaged Oakwell Sports Advisory to find what would be the club’s fifth owner in the past six years.
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