Robert ‘Woody’ Johnson is said to have become a huge fan of the reigning UEFA Champions League winners and their fans during his time in London as US ambassador.
The owner of the New York Jets, Robert “Woody” Johnsonreadies an offer for the acquisition of Chelsea FC in the English Premier Leagueaccording to sources close to the situation.
Johnson has already started talks with Raine Groupwhich organizes the bidding process, according to sources, and is now trying to become the most recent owner of the NFL buy a team Premier League.
There are natural synergies between the two organizations, and the Jets recently received exclusive marketing rights in the United Kingdom under the program International Home Marketing Areas. New York and London They are sister cities, both culturally and economically.
Johnson he is considered very knowledgeable regarding the club Chelsea and the Premier League In general, having lived in Londonwhere he served as ambassador to the United States.
While he was there, it is said that Johnson became a fan of the organization and its fans, and is well aware of the role that the Premier League along the United Kingdom.
There are multiple owners of the NFL who own teams from the English Premier League: The owner of Los Angeles Rams and Arsenal FC, Stan Kroenke; the owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Fulham FC, Shad Khan; the owners of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Manchester Unitedfamily Glazer; and the owner of the San Francisco 49ers, Jed Yorkwith a minority stake in the Leeds United.
Chelsea is currently owned by the Russian oligarch Roman Abramovichwhose decision to sell the club was apparently influenced by mounting pressure from the British government to confiscate property and assets of high-value Russian individuals with links to the regime of the president of Russia, Vladimir Putinfollowing the invasion of that country to Ukraine. Abramovich has always denied ties with Putin.
Sources told James Olley of ESPN what Abramovich he is seeking around 3 billion pounds sterling ($2.24 billion) from the sale of the club. Chelseawho conquered the UEFA Champions League last season as the best club in Europeis currently third in the classification of the Premier League.
