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Chelsea continue to deal with the fallout of owner Roman Abramovich being disqualified as a director of the club and sanctioned by the UK government for his links to Vladimir Putin after the Russian invasion of Ukraine as prospective buyers circle ahead of Friday’s deadline for a sale.

The London billionaire, and Chelsea fan, Nick Candy has emerged as one of the frontrunners to buy the club and it was reported late on Monday evening that the property tycoon has put together a consortium of bidders with