Trivago have appeared to prematurely announce that Chelsea's takeover by a group spearheaded by American billionaire Todd Boehly has been completed in a message posted on social media.
"Welcome to the @ChelseaFC family, Todd Boehly! #LetsGo," the travel company's message read. But the Twitter post, published at exactly 11am, is understood to have been a scheduling error rather than an unusual approach to breaking the news of the most expensive sports club sale in history.
The takeover is not yet completed and yesterday government officials said that they remain concerned about a deal being signed before the May 31 deadline. A senior source accused Roman Abramovich of putting the club's future in doubt over demands around where the proceeds go. That is thought to be an exaggeration and an announcement could arrive later this week.
