Mailbag: How is multi-club ownership reshaping football?
Whether it's Manchester City, Chelsea or Bournemouth — more and more Premier League clubs are sitting as part of multi-club ownership portfolios.
But why? How do they work? Are they a shortcut to success, on and off the pitch?
This week, Matt Slater will be joined by special guests on The Athletic FC podcast as we explore the concept of multi-club ownership.
And we want you, the fans, to get involved too. What do you really think of multi-club models? What do you want to know about how they work — or when they don't?
Please leave your comments and questions below, and Matt will answer as many as he can later in the week.
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