NEW YORK JETS proprietor Robert ‘Woody’ Johnson and a personal Saudi consortium have reportedly joined the race to purchase Chelsea.
Billionaire Roman Abramovich is alleged to have had over 300 events categorical their curiosity in shopping for the membership he values at £3billion.
The newest of these is NFL franchise proprietor Johnson, in response to ESPN.
It’s claimed Johnson, 74, is ‘readying a bid’ for the membership, having already made contact with The Raine Group.
New York-based funding financial institution The Raine Group have been handed the duty of discovering the precise purchaser by Abramovich.
On his personal Johnson has a reported web value of round £4.3bn.
He is alleged to have turn out to be a fan of the Blues whereas dwelling in London and serving as ambassador to the USA.
Should Johnson’s efforts to purchase Chelsea achieve success he would be part of a rising checklist of NFL homeowners who’ve invested in a Premier League workforce.
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Stan Kroenke owns each Arsenal and Super Bowl champions the LA Rams, whereas the Glazer household personal each Manchester United and the earlier season’s winners, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Elsewhere a personal Saudi backed consortium are additionally claimed to have ‘registered their interest’ in shopping for the Blues.
The group, led by Saudi Media, have contacted The Raine Group concerning a possible buy, in response to Goal.
Saudi Media assist fund media, promoting and varied sports activities manufacturers internationally, however the people behind the consortium stay unknown at this stage.
Part of their work is for the ‘Pan-Arab broadcasting market’, with Pan-Arabism being a political motion.
Chelsea, although, are thought to have reservations over promoting as much as a ‘politically sensitive’ occasion.
Added to {that a} takeover wouldn’t be given the inexperienced gentle have been the Saudi Media group publicly funded.
The Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund already personal Newcastle, and due to this fact wouldn’t even be allowed to be answerable for Chelsea.
Of the 300 reported expressions of curiosity within the Blues, a minimum of 10 are regarded as credible.
Johnson and Saudi Media be part of the likes of be part of the likes of UFC star Conor McGregor and ‘Moneyball’ genius Billy Beane as potential consumers of the European Champions.
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