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Harry Latham-Coyle

Chelsea takeover ‘financially a huge challenge’, claims New York Jets chief after failed bid

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Woody Johnson, the owner of the New York Jets, has admitted that the failure of his bid to buy Chelsea is “disappointing”.

The heir to the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical fortune, Johnson developed an affinity for the club during his time in London as the ambassador to the United Kingdom under Donald Trump’s presidency.

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