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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Sport
James Robson

Chelsea: Takeover race intensifies with shortlist to be finalised as unsuccessful bidders learn fate

The race to buy Chelsea has intensified, with a shortlist of bidders being drawn up by US bank Raine Group.

Candidates began to be informed on Thursday if they would be advanced to the next stage of the process, with the Saudi Media-led consortium one of the most high profile bids to be rejected.

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