Todd Boehly is later today expected to sign the first contract ahead of his prospective £4billion takeover of Chelsea from Roman Abramovich.
The West London club are in a race against time to find new owners before the expiration of the special operating licence imposed by the government since March 10 owing to Abramovich being sanctioned because of his alleged links to Russia president Vladimir Putin.
It has had a huge knock-on effect at Stamford Bridge because they cannot sell tickets to fans, negotiate transfers or renew contracts of their players.
