Nick Candy has vowed to invest in Chelsea if his takeover bid is successful. The London property developer submitted a proposal in the region of £2.5bn to acquire the club from Roman Abramovich through his Blue Football Consortium before Friday’s 9pm deadline.
Other interested parties include Hansjorg Wyss and Todd Boehley, who head a Swiss-American consortium; the Ricketts family who own the Chicago Cubs; and a group fronted by Martin Broughton and Lord Sebastian Coe. There was also an offer for the west London club from Saudi Media.
Blues fans are wary of who their new owner will be after the unprecedented levels of investment and success they’ve become accustomed to since Abramovich bought the club in 2003. However, Candy insists that he’s prepared to spend big in order to keep Chelsea competing at the top table of domestic and European football.
