Macauley Bonne’s club has new ownership

Charlton Athletic, the club Zimbabwe’s Macauley Bonne have announced the Championship club has been taken over by Abu Dhabi-based consortium East Street Investments.

The deal, which is subject to approval by the English Football League, brings an end to Roland Duchatelet’s controversial ownership of the Addicks.

Tahnoon Nimer and Jonathan Heller, chairman and CEO of Abu Dhabi Business Development respectively, join the south-east London club as directors, with Matt Southall becoming club chairman.

Abu Dhabi Business Development is the private office of Sheikh Saeed Bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, a member of one of the six ruling families of Abu Dhabi.

Bonne moved to the club in the summer and is now a regular starter banging goals.

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