Who knows now just how much longer this ownership situation is going to drag on for as alleged deadlines seem not to even be deadlines at all now with goalposts constantly being moved and time limits being extended.
Looks like this could now go into May and we might not know who our new owners will be for a little while longer yet.
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The four shortlisted bidders originally had until this coming Monday to submit their final offers but it looks like Raine are just casually changing the rules as they go…
Exclusive: The final bidders for Chelsea FC have been given several more days to table binding offers for last season’s Champions League winners, with Premier League scrutiny of the remaining consortia expected to mean that a deal will now complete in May. https://t.co/CTnyviKsuQ
— Mark Kleinman (@MarkKleinmanSky) April 7, 2022
Obviously it’s far from ideal, but it will give bidders extra time to sort out their packages and offers on the table.
One bidder is alleged to be worth £21.7billion and makes Roman Abramovich look relatively poor, at least in the words of The Times journalist Matt Lawton yesterday, as reported by Talksport.
Ken Griffin is part of The Ricketts Family Investment Group looking to buy Chelsea.
“Ken Griffin, who’s come in as part of the Ricketts group, makes Roman Abramovich look relatively poor. He’s understood to be worth £21.7billion. There are some big hitters coming in, there’s a lot of money in this group."
– @Lawton_Times via @talkSPORT
— Simon Phillips (@siphillipssport) April 7, 2022