For example, 41-year-old Terry wants to work with the True Blues Consortium to ensure that “the history and heritage of Chelsea” is preserved if the club gets a new owner. Former Chelsea player Claire Rafferty, entrepreneurs and fans have also joined the group, which wants to get 10 percent of the shares.
“Chelsea has been such an important part of my life for 22 years,” Terry wrote on Twitter. “I want the club’s history and heritage to be protected as we enter a new era with like-minded people who share the same long-term vision to build the best football club in the world. I met and spoke to the True Blues Consortium. I know they understand.” Fans could join the initiative for an amount from 100 pounds, almost 120 euros.
The club is for sale now that Russian owner Roman Abramovich is leaving as a result of the war in Ukraine. Three potential buyers have come forward to take over the club from Abramovich. These are the American Ricketts family, which owns the Chicago Cubs baseball club, the British property developer Nick Candy and the couple Martin Broughton and Sebastian Coe, the president of the international athletics federation World Athletics.