Chelsea, who’s next?
According to several British media, including the Daily Mail and the Telegraphthree big fortunes have already registered since the start of the call for tenders, now that the sale of Chelsea has been recorded by Roman Abramovich.
The first offer comes from a duo, made up of American billionaire Todd Boehly, financially involved in several Los Angeles franchises including the Dodgers (baseball) and the Lakers (basketball), and his Swiss counterpart Hansjörg Wyss, a close friend of the American president. Joe Biden and regular Democratic Party donor. For Boehly, it’s a return to the charge, he who had tried to acquire the Blues in 2019, up to 3 billion dollars, but also Tottenham the same year.
The other declared candidate through investment bank The Raine Group, Muhsin Bayrak, is a Turkish construction, energy, tourism and cryptocurrency tycoon. Reputed to be close to Abramovich, the boss of AB Grup Holding alone would weigh 11 billion dollars.
It’s up to Chelsea to spin the wheel of the fortunate!
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