Chelsea sale: Stephen Pagliuca willing to sell Atalanta share to help complete Blues takeover

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Co-owner of the Boston Celtics Stephen Pagliuca and his consortium are so willing to buy Chelsea outright that they are willing to reluctantly give up Atalanta stake as they prepare for the next offers being submitted.

All four consortiums have been making their pitches now for a while as the April 18 deadline approaches. Todd Boehly has attended Chelsea vs Real Madrid whilst also promising that he wants to turn the club into more of a Liverpool model. The Ricketts are focussing on fan engagement and developing the stadium in their pitch whilst the Sir Martin Broughton group which contains Crystal Palace stakeholders Harris and Blitzer also want to focus on the re-development of Stamford Bridge and the further commercialisation of the club worldwide.

Pagliuca's group which is spearheaded by his own company Bain Capital and NBA Chairman Larry Tanenbaum has been one that has slightly been under the radar in recent times but the appearance of the majority Atalanta shareholder in the recent Southampton win has signalled intent ahead of the whole takeover process coming to an end in May. Now, as per Sky News, Pagliuca is willing to give up his majority share in