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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
Sport
Robert Hynes

Fans react to Conor McGregor's interest in buying Chelsea as Roman Abramovich puts club up for sale

Conor McGregor has claimed he is interested in buying Chelsea after Roman Abramovich put the London club up for sale.

McGregor, who is worth around €170 million and was named the wealthiest sportsman of 2021 by Forbes, expressed his interest in buying the club on social media yesterday.

He tweeted: “I wish to explore this @ChelseaFC”, accompanied by a screenshot of a WhatsApp conversation which showed him saying: “Chelsea for sale £3bn, let’s buy it”.

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