Lewis Hamilton and Serena Williams to invest in bid to buy Chelsea
Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton and 23-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams have joined a bid to buy Chelsea Football Club.
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Chelsea takeover: Serena Williams and Lewis Hamilton financially back consortium bidding to buy the Premier League club
Serena Williams and Lewis Hamilton have agreed to invest an estimated £20m into a consortium to buy Chelsea. The 23-time Grand Slam winner and the seven-time Formula One champion are part of a group of investors who are backing Chelsea's takeover offer spearheaded by Sir Martin Broughton. Ad/> The former Liverpool and British Airways chairman has the backing of the two global sport stars who have each pledged £10m to the bid.
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