A British-led consortium fronted by Chelsea supporters has confirmed that it has made a bid to buy the club.
Centricus, a London-based asset management firm, has joined forces with Jonathan Lourie of Cheyne Capital and Talis Capital's Bob Finch, previously majority shareholder of FC Nordsjaelland in Denmark, to submit an offer prior to Friday night's deadline.
Lourie, Finch, Centricus' co-founder Nizar Al-Bassam and the firm's chief executive officer Garth Ritchie are all season-ticket holders at Stamford Bridge.
'There's a clock ticking because the club is bleeding money at a faster rate than it should be while there's uncertainty there, Al-Bassam said via Zoom on Sunday afternoon.
'I've had the same seats in the Tambling suite and the same seats in the West Stand for 10 years. I'm worried for the staff there when I see this turmoil.
'We see the same people hosting us when we walk in. They're amazing to us. We see the same people in the stands looking after us and I'm feeling for them.
'We've tried to focus on a proposal which align the ownership of the club with long-term investors with a deep history with the club. If you look at the proposal we put forward, keeping it an entirely British finance proposal is core to that.
'There are plenty of very successful clubs financed by international investors but in this case after two decades of exceptional success by the club, the club has the fanbase with the resources to support the club to maintain that success. That's what's very unique about this proposal.'
Meanwhile, Vivek Ranadive, owner of the Sacramento Kings basketball team, has been identified as one of the mystery investors in Sir Martin Broughton and Lord Sebastian Coe's bid to buy Chelsea.
retbcimsz
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they British government reject them
Wait till the short list come out and we will see. Don't listen to those bais English Media and the UK have good relationship with the Saudi Arabia and if Roman chose them the government will accept them
filaah
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Chelsea is not for sale,the UK government want to take it
Amazingchris
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We don't want British or American owners in CHelsea
Amazingchris
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But they said the bidding would close on Friday last week so where are these bidders coming from?
Herve2
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British Government confiscated Chelsea fc in the Profite of British Buyer shame, jealousy on this life is something else.
Nisdoruy
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Roman Abramovich has said and he still has a say he still his club he does not want Chelsea to be sold to someone from the countries that has sanctioned him and Chelsea and his country so those countries are in alphabetical order British Americans there's no way any of those countries people from those countries will be able to buy Chelsea this man is very clever and that leaves us with Saudi Arabia or any other Arab or your money baby and Arabs have good relationship with Russia so go figure yes sir Roman empire continues
ripcdnostu
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it's very wrong
pucdlrsu
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I will never accept that idea please guy's lte Chelsea be the way it is,
Hitbinoryz
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We DON'T want any of the British man or woman to buy Chelsea please.
CHELTT
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PLEASE DON'T APPROVE CHELSEA TO THOSE BRITISH GUYS
subduct232
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WE DON'T NEED THEM
GodCool
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pls if possible chelsea should be closs down and let see how epl will hold ...nonsences Britsh govrnmnt
You think EPL depends on Chelsea? Biggest joke of the century
GodCool
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Saudi pls not British. Thy force Roman out, no chance to them
It's a British club.
ruceimorst
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Saudi Media bid for it
they British government reject them
tiubilnpy
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don't play politics with Chelsea, go and fight Russia, Russia is there for you to fight not Chelsea, truth be told, Roman Abramovich made English football to be respected worldwide, he brought glamour and finance into English football which led other foreign billionaires to invest in English football, before the coming of Abramovich, footballers were paid peanuts but Abramovich changed all that, even Arsenal, Man U etc now buy players in millions of dollars nowadays, thanks to Abramovich, the list is endless, but with this evil done to Abramovich, foreigners will be scared of coming to invest in English football.
Francisco981
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I think they should ban Chelsea now,I'm really tired of this everyday story
zopcdlrs
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pls if possible chelsea should be closs down and let see how epl will hold ...nonsences Britsh govrnmnt
Lool who's Chelsea? Play someone buy
zopcdlrs
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that is what the British government want,they the real owner out so they can take over the club, Chelsea is d most successful club in the past 20 years,that why they want to take ownership of the club,they even block any buyers from Asia continent not to make bid for club, because they want the club,mark my words same thing that happened to Chelsea will soon happen to Liverpool and Manchester city, useless British government
Bab thinking
retbcimsz
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that is what the British government want,they the real owner out so they can take over the club, Chelsea is d most successful club in the past 20 years,that why they want to take ownership of the club,they even block any buyers from Asia continent not to make bid for club, because they want the club,mark my words same thing that happened to Chelsea will soon happen to Liverpool and Manchester city, useless British government
Saudi Media bid for it
ruceimorst
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that is what the British government want,they the real owner out so they can take over the club, Chelsea is d most successful club in the past 20 years,that why they want to take ownership of the club,they even block any buyers from Asia continent not to make bid for club, because they want the club,mark my words same thing that happened to Chelsea will soon happen to Liverpool and Manchester city, useless British government
Foonprst
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They want chelsea to be close down they just giving us hope with their fake news only God can help us now
georgeoduah
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pls if possible chelsea should be closs down and let see how epl will hold ...nonsences Britsh govrnmnt
danriwbik
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Same News everyday with different bidders...we are really exhausted
Jutiknoprt
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Saudi pls not British. Thy force Roman out, no chance to them