Ricketts family on four-bid shortlist to buy Chelsea from Blues owner Roman Abramovich - report

The Ricketts family's offer is one of four bids shortlisted to buy Chelsea, according to the Athletic. The bid, along with those from Todd Boehly, David Blitzer and Josh Harris, and Stephen Pagliuca have reportedly been put forward to the next stage by the Raine Group.

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The Raine Group intends to conclude its part of the sale by the end of April, at which point the preferred bidder will be put to the Premier League to ratify. Chelsea are currently operating under a limited licence after the UK government placed sanctions on Blues owner Roman Abramovich.

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