YOU SAID:

He was a chef who recently sold his failed restaurant.

INTO JAPANESE

彼は最近失敗したレストランを売却したシェフでした。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

He was a chef who had recently sold a failing restaurant.

INTO JAPANESE

彼は最近失敗したレストランを売却したばかりのシェフでした。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

He was a chef who had recently sold a failing restaurant.