Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek has said that the Blues squad are trying to put the takeover process to the back of their minds ahead of this weekend’s FA Cup semi-final clash with Crystal Palace. A deal for the club’s new ownership could potentially be set to progress over the coming hours, with a deadline for bids and official documents having been set by Raine.
According to reports from Bloomberg, any interested parties have until 10pm BST to lodge their official offers. As it stands, there are four parties interested in completing a deal for the Premier League club.
Consortia spearheaded by the likes of Todd Boehly; Sir Martin Broughton; and the Ricketts family all remain in contention. Stephen Pagliuca is also still attempting to complete a takeover. It remains to be seen who indeed will succeed Roman Abramovich at the helm but the coming days will certainly reveal who has made the final cut.
