Three official applications were made to buy Chelsea, one of the English Premier League teams.
The official deadline for the sale of the English club owned by Russian businessman Roman Abramovich has ended. The Ricketts family, owner of the Chicago Cubs, one of the American Major League Baseball (MLB) teams, the consortium led by British real estate investor Nick Candy, and the former president of Liverpool, Martin Broughton of “Sir” and Sebastian Coe of “Lord”, entered the tender to buy Chelsea. parties could participate.
Candy, one of the participants who applied, stated that they will enter the tender in partnership with South Korea-based Hana Financial and C&P Sports, and their official bids will be over 2 billion pounds.
According to the news in the British press, it is claimed that there are different partnerships that want to enter the tender and that these participants can be approved if an offer is received at the weekend.
After Russia’s attack on Ukraine, the British government’s sanctions against 7 oligarchs, including Roman Abramovich, caused the English club to enter a difficult process. Chelsea, which was given the right to pay salaries and compete in the league with a special license granted by the government, was prohibited from making transfers, signing new contracts, selling tickets, generating income from licensed products, while bank accounts and credit cards belonging to the club were frozen. It was stated that while Abramovich, who put Chelsea on the market, was stripped of all his powers in the club, the Russian business person would be exempted from the income to be obtained from this sale.