The Premier League have reportedly conducted their own unofficial background checks on the remaining three Chelsea takeover candidates to try and speed up the process to conduct the sale of Roman Abramovich's club.
Chelsea along with the Raine Group have now whittled down the shortlist to just three consortiums. Sir Martin Broughton's group, Todd Boehly's own clan and Stephen Pagliuca's consortium, which has the backing of John Terry's fan-led group. It was rumoured that the latter of the three bids would not make the final cut, but these claims have been rebuffed.
On top of this, It was also hoped that the process of finding Abramovich's successor would go quicker than normal, but it seems the end of May could be the point whereby a new owner is instated at Stamford Bridge amid the current uncertainty that has come about regarding the upcoming and important summer transfer window. Serena Williams and Lewis Hamilton had joined Broughton's bid as each team look to oust each other in their battle to win the keys to the Bridge, and manager Thomas Tuchel said he has a lot of respect for the two sporting icons who are now embroiled in the race.
