Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Weiss (right)
American businessman Todd Boley
This week, Chelsea owner Abramovich has announced that he will sell the club. Although the statement emphasized that it will not be done in a hurry, Swiss media reported that the Swiss + American rich people have jointly made a bid for the purchase, and the official announcement is expected to be made as soon as next Monday.
Swiss media Blick revealed that the current bidder for the proposed acquisition of Chelsea is composed of rich Swiss and American tycoons. The leader is Hans Jörg Weiss, a Swiss tycoon with a net worth of 4.3 billion pounds. He recently claimed that Abramovich offered himself a bid. Chelsea chance. The partner is American businessman Todd Boley, who tried to buy Chelsea in 2019, when he made an offer of $3 billion (regarding 2.25 billion pounds), but Abramovich refused.
Negotiations are still ongoing between Abramovich and potential buyers, who bought Chelsea in 2003 for £140m. It was previously rumoured that Abramovich had turned down a £2.5bn offer, with his ideal asking price of £4bn, but was willing to listen to offers in excess of £3bn. Hansjörg-Weiss traveled from Boston to California on Thursday followingnoon local time to continue acquisition talks. The media said that all parties are confident that a breakthrough will be made in this week’s negotiations, and that an official announcement might even be made as early as next Monday.
And reporter Kevin Palmer revealed: “Abramovich has received an offer for Chelsea…but he may choose the best offer for Chelsea, not the highest offer, because money is not his priority. “Abramovich has previously announced that Chelsea will not be allowed to repay his own loan of regarding £1.5 billion, and that following the sale of the club, all net proceeds will be donated to a charitable fund to help victims of the Ukraine conflict.Return to Sohu, see more
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