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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Tom Malley

Who are the Saudi Media Group? Joint-stock company ‘submits’ £2.7bn bid to buy Chelsea

Chelsea Football Club remains up for sale and there is yet to be a purchase since current owner Roman Abramovich decided to put the Blues on the market.

But following a number of American business owners being linked with taking over the club as part of a consortium, the Saudi Media Group have now launched their own official bid as proceedings heat up.

Abramovich values the club at around £3 billion but the joint-stock company has now launched its own ambitious bid of £2.7bn in an attempt to become the new owners at Stamford Bridge.

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