After almost three weeks of intense scrutiny and speculation, things are about to get even more serious in Chelsea 's takeover saga.
With Roman Abramovich out of control at Stamford Bridge for the first time in 19 years, having been sanctioned by the UK government due to his links to Vladimir Putin amid the war in Ukraine, the Blues' future is on the line. And after the clock stuck 9pm on Friday, with it came the deadline for bidders to make an offer.
It is believed that there were more than 20 credible parties interested in buying the club that was purchased by Abramovich in 2003 for £140million. But with both the British government and Premier League needing to give the green light towards the prospective owners' offers, who has held their nerve and tabled a bid? Mirror Football takes a look.
