Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel is "confident" a deal can be struck with the club's preferred bidder as they look to complete the takeover before next month's deadline.
It is understood Tuchel was told last week that Todd Boehly's consortium had been handed preferred bidder status by the Raine Group, the New York bank overseeing Chelsea ’s sale. They had beaten a number of other bidders, with Sir Jim Ratcliffe's last-minute bid now also expected to prove unsuccessful.
This is after it was reported Boehly is expected to sign the first contract ahead of his prospective £4billion takeover of the club from Roman Abramovich. The West London club are in a race against time to find new owners before the expiration of the special operating licence imposed by the government since March 10 owing to Abramovich being sanctioned because of his alleged links to Russia president Vladimir Putin.
