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George Flood

Chelsea: Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss reveals he has been approached to buy club from Roman Abramovich

Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss claims he has received an offer to buy Chelsea from Roman Abramovich, whom he says is trying to sell the club “quickly”.

In an interview with Swiss newspaper Blick, Wyss, the 86-year-old founder of multinational medical device manufacturer Synthes, said he would be interested in a potential purchase of the reigning European champions, but only as part of a consortium with “six to seven investors”.

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