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Thursday briefing: Tony Bloom completes £9.86 million acquisition of 29 per cent stake in Hearts

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26 June 2025 - 4:30 AM

Brighton owner Tony Bloom’s acquisition of a £9.86 million, 29 per cent stake in Hearts is now complete, the Scottish club have confirmed.

The 55-year-old, who has been the chairman of the Premier League club since 2009, already received the green light from Hearts’ majority owner, the Foundation of Hearts (FoH), last month, which voted 98.5 per cent in favour of his investment.

Bloom will join the Edinburgh club’s board of directors, alongside James Franks, his legal and strate

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