Gary Neville gives clear instruction to Ricketts family amid Chelsea takeover interest

Gary Neville has instructed the Ricketts family to "move away" from trying to purchase Chelsea Football Club. The Ricketts are one of the four remaining contenders in the bidding process to buy the club from Roman Abramovich.

Some supporters gathered outside Stamford Bridge ahead of the Blues' 4-1 defeat to Brentford to protest against the bid. Tom Ricketts recently released a statement to confirm his family's plans when it comes to Chelsea.

"Over the past fortnight, our bid team has met with several supporter groups to explain our vision for Chelsea Football Club. In those meetings, and by letter to all groups, we have shared a set of specific commitments we will make to fans, if our bid is successful," the statement read.

"We believe these are far-reaching and certainly include an absolute commitment on part of the Ricketts Family and the bid team to put diversity and inclusion at the heart of the club. We look forward to more meetings - including with the Chelsea Supporters’ Trust - over the coming days and to making a public reiteration of our values and commitments."

Former Manchester United defender Neville has now issued a clear instruction to the Ricketts family and told them to stay away from Chelsea because of the supporters' stance right now.

"I was in Qatar for the last few days for the World Cup draw. I came back this morning, I was catching up with everything and saw the Thomas Tuchel interview where he said that he won every game in March and he wasn't Manager of the Month, whereas Mikel Arteta had lost a game and he was. He said he'd be happy to continue winning every game and not be Manager of the Month. Today, all of the sudden, they lose a game at home," Neville said on his podcast.

"I have to say, if