George Osborne drafted in to advise US group on a £2.5bn Chelsea bid
George Osborne has been drafted in to boost a £2.5billion bid to buy Chelsea FC, it emerged last night.
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Chelsea news: Former Chancellor George Osborne joins Todd Boehly's bid for the Premier League club
The LA Dodgers co-owner hopes to add extra credibility to his bid, and adding the ex-Evening Standard editor is certainly a step in that direction.
George Osborne added to Todd Boehly’s Chelsea bid
Former Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has been drafted in to boost Todd Boehly’s bid to buy Chelsea, the PA news agency understands.
Next Chelsea owner: What Todd Boehly done to secure takeover advantage amid Ricketts' decision
Todd Boehly has been the fan favourite to take over Chelsea football club, and they have now taken their claim to ownership one step further. In the eyes of many, the race is now his to lose. The powerful voices of the fans and Chelsea community have forced the Ricketts family to withdraw their bid leaving just three in the running to become Chelsea's new owner.
Cubs owners end interest in buying Chelsea soccer club
The owners of the Chicago Cubs dropped their interest in buying Chelsea, leaving three remaining bids for the enforced sale of the Premier League club by sanctioned Russian owner Roman Abramovich.
New Chelsea owner: What Broughton, Pagliuca and Todd Boehly have done after Ricketts decision
Chelsea fans protest against Ricketts ownership bid
Who are the bidders hoping to buy Chelsea?
The Ricketts family and partners have withdrawn their bid to buy Chelsea, leaving three consortia battling for the Blues.
El Chelsea cierra su proceso de venta
La 'era Abramovich' llega a su fin y en las próximas horas se conocerá al nuevo propietario del Chelsea. El pasado jueves, a las 23:00 en España, se cerró el plazo para presentar ofertas por el club londinense, que cuenta con tres aspirantes definitivos: Steven Pagliuca (dueño del Atalanta y de los Boston Celtics), sir Martin Broughton (expresidente del Liverpool) y Todd Boehly (dueño de los LA Dodgers).