The Americans are coming. Or, at least, that is what they hope as one US billionaire after another queues up for the Chelsea fire sale. Bids led by the Ricketts family, Woody Johnson and Todd Boehly are all in the race to buy out Roman Abramovich and usher in a new era at Stamford Bridge.
Among other notable contenders are UK property tycoon Nick Candy, Sir Martin Broughton and a Saudi Media-led consortium which, it is claimed, has tabled the biggest offer yet of £2.7 billion ahead of tomorrow’s deadline for bids.
