A new favourite has emerged in the battle to become Chelsea's new owner after Roman Abramovich put the Blues up for sale.
US brokers Raine were appointed to manage the sale and set a deadline of last Friday for any interested parties to come forward. That deadline has now passed and so they must now go through the bids before selecting a preferred one, and a favorite is starting to emerge for that sought-after position.
It comes as Roman Abramovich is reportedly looking to purchase another football club after sanctions were place on him in the UK. And the government has eased some of the terms of its sanctioning licence on the Blues to allow them to sell some tickets once again.
