Richard Masters admitted the Premier League feared Chelsea’s takeover would not be completed.
Top-flight chief executive Masters also confessed Roman Abramovich might not have secured his 2003 takeover if the current proper owners’ and directors’ test had been in place. US tycoon Todd Boehly took over Chelsea and just beat the Government deadline of May 31 to complete the deal after Abramovich had been sanctioned because of links to Russian president Vladimir Putin.
Masters said: “You're in unique circumstances - nothing like this has happened before. There was obviously a genuine concern the sale wouldn't take place in the timeframe that was available. That didn't happen, thankfully.
