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Football League World takes a look at how the Sheffield United owners' wealth compares to that of other EFL clubs

Sheffield United's new owners arrived at Bramall Lane back in December fully aware of the club's ambitions to make an immediate Premier League return.

The ambition of American Consortium COH Sports, who are fronted by businessmen Steve Rosen and Helmy Eltoukhy and acquired the Blades just before Christmas, was clearly demonstrated during the January transfer window.

Manager Chris Wilder revealed that he wanted to welcome five new additions during the window, who all seemingly joined the South Yorkshire club, as they acquired the services of striker Tom Cannon, midfielder Hamza Choudhury, full-back Harry Clarke, former Arsenal defender Rob Holding and forward Ben Bereton Diaz.

But the club then also purchased two surprise signings, Jefferson Cacereres and Christian Nwachukwu, who were brought to South Yorkshire thanks to AI-driven data analysis.

Such an innovative recruitment technique demonstrates that Rosen and Eltoukhy have already made their mark at Bramall Lane, and that the club have entered a new era which supporters will hope results in Premier League football.

How Sheffield United's new owners' wealth compares to the richest club in the EFL

One of the richest clubs in the EFL are the Blades' Championship rivals, Queens Park Rangers, who are co-owned by Ruben Gnanalingam, Richard Reilly and Lakshmi Mittal.

As per Forbes, the Gnanalingam family boast a net worth of $1.45B, while Mittal boasts a whopping net worth of $17.5B, also according to Forbes.

Another Championship club who boast mouthwatering wealth is Stoke City, who are owned by John Coates, the joint CEO of online gambling company Bet365.

As per The Sunday Times Rich List, via BBC News, the Coates' family net worth is around £7.5B.

Meanwhile, as reported by the Sheffield Star prior to Rosen and Eltoukhy's Blades takeover, Rosen's personal net worth is not public information, but his records show that he recently purchased a home at the well-renowned Royal Palm yacht and country club in Florida for $6.7 million.

And according to Quiver Quantitative estimates, Eltoukhy's net worth stands at around $102.4 million.

How the Sheffield United owners made their money

Rosen is the founder and chairman of private equity firm Resilience Capital Partners, while Eltoukhy chairs biotech company Guardant Health, which was founded in 2012 and is based in California.

As per the Sheffield Star, Rosen is from Ohio, and co-founded his private equity firm in 2001, when he was 30 years old.

The Resilience Capital Partners website states that they focus on companies who have headquarters in North America, who operate anywhere in the world and have a revenue of between $25m and $30m.

In a different report, the Sheffield Star said that Eltoukhy's Guardant Health company, which produces tests to detect cancer from blood samples.

The Blades co-owner graduated from Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose in 1997, before going on to Stanford University to study Electrical engineering before later obtaining a Master's and a Doctorate.

He formed a company called Avantome alongside Mostafa Ronaghi in 2007 after completing his studies at the Stanford University Genome Technology Centre.

Avantome were later sold for $60M in 2008, according to Forbes.