Could Boston Celtics co-governor Steve Pagliuca be on the verge of teaming up with former Disney CEO Bob Iger in his quest to purchase the Stamford Bridge Chelsea Football Club? According to a recent report from the United Kindom’s Sky News Mark Kleinman, it very well could be the case.
According to Kleinman, Pagliuca “has approached a number of wealthy businessmen including the former Walt Disney chief Bob Iger about backing his bid to buy Chelsea Football Club.” Already the owner of Italian soccer team Atalanta in addition to his co-ownership of the Celtics with Boston Basketball Partners, LTD., “Pagliuca is in talks with a string of potential co-investors ahead of a deadline for final bids for the Premier League club next Monday” the 11th, according to the Sky News reporter.