Today marks the final day candidates can submit their final bids to buy Chelsea from Roman Abramovich. A dramatic saga is finally set to draw to a close on Thursday. It has been two months since Roman Abramovich put the Blues up for sale ahead of their FA Cup clash with Luton Town and the final days of his reign are now upon us.
Only four bidders made it through the first stage of the process. The initial deadline for final offers was set for Monday, April 11, but that was pushed back by Raine Group, the bank advising on the takeover, allowing candidates to fine-tune their approach and bring on extra support where necessary.
Todd Boehly, a part-owner of Major League Baseball side LA Dodgers, is leading a consortium considered by many to be the frontrunner in the takeover race. He is joined by majority Dodgers owner Mark Walter and Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss.
