Chelsea takeover threatens Thomas Tuchel's key relationships but new owners must bring evolution

The Raine Group selected four bids for the sale of Chelsea FC as a short-list last week, with a view to presenting a winning bid to the Government by the end of April. The bids on the short-list are from Todd Boehly, the owner of the LA Dodgers, the bid led by Sir Martin Broughton, the Ricketts family who own the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Celtics co-owner Stephen Pagliuca.

Three of these bids appear to be a little problematic. The Ricketts' bid has been met with a wave of protest from Chelsea supporters not seen since the outcry over the European Super League; Broughton’s bid is backed by David Blitzer, and Josh Harris who have a significant shareholding in Crystal Palace and Pagliuca owns 55% of Serie A side, Atalanta. To succeed in buying Chelsea these last two bids will need to relinquish their Palace and Atalanta shareholdings.

What has been remarkable in this somewhat unseemly battle to buy Chelsea is just how many prospective buyers there have been; all prepared to part with upwards of £2.5billion to do so. Chelsea supporters should not be surprised when you consider exactly what the bidders will be buying, and many commentators have described the sale as a once in a lifetime opportunity, with good reason.

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Thanks to Roman Abramovich's investment since 2003, he transformed Chelsea, and they are the most successful team in England in that time, and no English team has a better haul of trophies since 2003. Chelsea also has the added cache of being reigning European and World club champions. How often do reigning European and World Club champions come on the market? The answer is rarely, if ever.

In Thomas