Charlton Athletic's off-field struggles have been well documented for a few years now, with many fans of the club disgruntled with the way in which Roland Duchatelet has gone about managing the south London based outfit. 

The Belgian millionaire has been at the helm of the Addicks since buying the club back in 2014, however after making comments that criticized the Charlton faithful in a club statement and overseeing the club's subsequent relegation to League One, his relationship with the fans has been beyond repair.

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Duchatelet has been looking to sell the club since 2017, and today the fans finally got the news they had been waiting for, with the club releasing a statement that confirmed the 73-year-old business man had agreed to sell his stake to Abu Dhabi based company East Street Investments.

This is likely to come as a major relief for the Charlton faithful, with many having seen years of protesting against Duchatelet seemingly fall on deaf ears, they will now begin to feel that they finally have someone in charge of the club who cares about the fans.

The news will also be good news for Charlton manager Lee Bowyer, with the Addicks boss likely to have increased funds to make much needed improvements to his injury ravaged squad in the coming months.

Fans will now be awaiting confirmation that East Street Investments have passed the EFL's Owners’ and Directors’ Test as this will then allow new chairman Matt Southall to go about taking the club in a new direction.

With the club currently sitting just seven points off the play-off places and the prospects of new investment on the horizon, supporters will be feeling very optimistic about what the future holds for the club.

Meanwhile, most of the focus at the Valley will no doubt turn to this weekend, with the Addicks playing host to Sheffield Wednesday in Saturday's early kick off, where the atmosphere will no doubt be buzzing following today's developments.