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The race to buy Chelsea from Roman Abramovich is set to finally draw to a close today, with the deadline for final bids set for the end of Thursday, April 14. Uncertainty has loomed over Stamford Bridge throughout the process as each interested party fights to make their case. But there is now no more to be done.

Four interested parties made it through to the final bidding round, and they presented their offers to Raine Group, the American bank advising on the takeover. Due to sanctions placed against Abramovich, the Russian will not see a penny of the successful bid, but that has not stopped large sums of money from being banded about.

The club is expected to be sold for around £2.5bn, with bidders under pressure to demonstrate funds that can go towards the renovation of Stamford Bridge further down the line. With that in mind, takes a look at those still in the running for the ownership.

Todd Boehly, the LA Dodgers owner, is leading a consortium considered by many to be the frontrunner of the four remaining parties. He has been joined in the process by Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss, Dodgers majority owner Mark Walter, and the MLB side's