Saudi Media Group's Khalid Al Khudair has aimed a dig at Arsenal, stating he would consider a move to buy the club if they were a 'charity case' after the group suffered a terminal blow in the Chelsea takeover race.
After six days of pure speculation following the Raine Group deadline for bids last Friday, Mohamed Al Khereiji's group became the first to break silence with the news that they are not being considered to take over from Roman Abramovich, the Russian oligarch under UK government sanctions. The consortium led by Todd Boehly, a part-owner of the LA Dodgers, and Sir Martin Broughton's group were told on Thursday night they had progressed to the shortlist.
According to reports, it seems to now be a straight shoot out between the aforementioned American consortium and the UK axis of Broughton and Coe with the Ricketts Family more outsiders with some suggesting they had made the third spot for the shortlist despite the #NoToRicketts campaign going crazy on social media. Alternative plans such as joining other consortium's are being mentioned in the media this morning.
