The course of Chelsea’s future appears set this week. like the british telegraph Consortiums from the USA and Switzerland are reported to be preparing a bid for this week’s Champions League winner. Accordingly, American billionaire Todd Boyle and Swiss Hans-Georg Weiss, along with at least one other investor, want to deposit their takeover offer with Russia’s Roman Abramovich before Sunday.
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Longtime Chelsea owner Abramovich announced his intention to sell Chelsea on Wednesday night. In a statement posted on the club’s website, the Russian oligarch said he had taken decisions “always in the interest of the club”: “In the current situation, so I decided to sell the club.” Abramovich coached the Blues about 19 years ago and is estimated to have pumped around €2 billion into the club.
Offers must be received by March 15, according to the bank responsible for the sale. However, the consortium around Wyss, which owns a stake in the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Boehly are said to have already arranged financing for the acquisition and now aims to persuade Abramovich to sell it quickly.
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