Conor McGregor tells Chelsea he wants to "explore" buying club for £3bn

Self-confessed Manchester United fan Conor McGregor has told Chelsea he wants to "explore" buying the Premier League club.

Blues owner Roman Abramovich is looking to sell the European and world champions as quickly as possible and has valued the Stamford Bridge club at £3billion.

And UFC star McGregor tweeted: "I wish to explore this, Chelsea" in response to a picture of a WhatsApp message from an unknown contact which read: "Chelsea for sale, £3bn. Let's buy it".

McGregor has previously shown an interest in buying his beloved United, tweeting last year: “Hey guys, I’m thinking about buying Manchester United! What do you think?”

Russian-Israeli billionaire Abramovich is understood to want to retain his ownership of Chelsea.

But that could effectively prove close to impossible should the UK government impose sanctions on the 55-year-old, who has owned the west London club since 2003.

Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss has claimed he has been given the chance to buy Chelsea, and is preparing a consortium to submit an offer for the Stamford Bridge club.

An American-based merchant bank is understood to have contacted potential buyers, claiming to represent the Blues in a potential sale.

Chelsea have not responded to Wyss’ claims or suggestions that the west London club could now be sold.

The 86-year-old billionaire Wyss has admitted he will look into the details of any possible deal to buy Chelsea, with the asking price thought to push beyond £2billion.

“Abramovich is trying to sell all his villas in England, he also wants to get rid of Chelsea quickly,” Wyss told Swiss newspaper Blick.

“I and three other people received an offer on Tuesday to buy Chelsea from Abramovich.

“I have to wait four to five days now. Abramovich