Vesper 30,219 Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Conor McGregor tells Chelsea he wants to "explore" buying club for £3bn https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/other-sports/mma/breaking-conor-mcgregor-buy-Chelsea-26369774 Self-confessed Manchester United fan Conor McGregor has told Chelsea he wants to "explore" buying the Premier League club. Blues owner Roman Abramovich is looking to sell the European and world champions and has valued the Stamford Bridge club at £3billion. And UFC star McGregor tweeted: "I wish to explore this, Chelsea" in response to a picture of a WhatsApp message from an unknown contact which read: "Chelsea for sale, £3bn. Let's buy it". McGregor, who is worth around £135million, has previously shown an interest in buying his beloved United, tweeting last year: "Hey guys, I’m thinking about buying Manchester United! What do you think?" Russian-Israeli billionaire Abramovich is understood to want to retain his ownership of Chelsea. But that could effectively prove close to impossible should the UK government impose sanctions on the 55-year-old, who has owned the west London club since 2003. Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss has claimed he has been given the chance to buy Chelsea, and is preparing a consortium to submit an offer. An American-based merchant bank is understood to have contacted potential buyers, claiming to represent the Blues in a potential sale. Chelsea have not responded to Wyss’ claims or suggestions that the west London club could now be sold. The 86-year-old billionaire Wyss has admitted he will look into the details of any possible deal to buy Chelsea. "Abramovich is trying to sell all his villas in England, he also wants to get rid of Chelsea quickly," Wyss told Swiss newspaper Blick. “I and three other people received an offer on Tuesday to buy Chelsea from Abramovich. Will Roman Abramovich sell Chelsea? Let us know in the comments section below “I have to wait four to five days now. Abramovich is currently asking far too much. “You know, Chelsea owe him £2 billion. But Chelsea has no money. As of today, we don’t know the exact selling price." Abramovich attempted to step back from the daily running of Chelsea last weekend, in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Blues boss has tried to hand the "stewardship and care" of Chelsea to the club’s charitable foundation trustees. That led the Charity Commission to contact the Stamford Bridge club for more detail on Abramovich’s plans, after several of the trustees raised concerns over technicalities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoroccanBlue 5,383 Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2022/03/02/statement-from-roman-abramovich?utm_source=tw&utm_medium=orgsoc&utm_campaign=none Official. He's selling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! We Hate Scouse 10,327 Posted March 2, 2022 Popular Post! Share Posted March 2, 2022 Can't help but feel absolutely gutted. He has truly been the dream owner, he's given us everything and more. Thank you Roman. 😭 Vesper, Fernando, Blue Armour and 8 others 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laylabelle 9,536 Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Quite a nice statement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAPHOD2319 4,819 Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 No loans to be repaid. All proceeds of the sale to go to the victims of the Ukraine war. Laylabelle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,062 Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Sad it's come to this. End of an era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando 6,585 Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Going to miss him, but it's for the best. And with money going to Ukraine he has done a goodwill gesture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Lamps 11,692 Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 wow... crazy times we are living in. Moment had to come at some point, did not expect it to be this early. Sad it is triggered by such unfortunate events. Irrespective of his alleged ties to Putin was a good owner and key to what the club is now. One of the most decorated clubs in this time. Sensitive to see it is indeed in the club's best interest. The brand would have become toxic for sponsors, which it needs to be sustainable. will still take a hit financially i would believe. Can't see the board staying the same tho. Surely marina and others will leave. There will be huge personnel disruptions at the executive level. Really hope for the better. if the money that would be used to repay the debt really does go into ukraine, it would be a substantial amount and a huge gesture. He must do one last thing for us and find a good successor Fernando and mkh 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,944 Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Hope the new owner(s) keep some or most of the football people in place. Marina, Cech etc. Fernando 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,332 Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 How can one bloke cause so much destruction, pain, and fuck off nearly the whole world Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milan 17,959 Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 ‘It pains me to part with the club in this manner.’ ’Chelsea will always be in my heart.’ This really is moving. And it gives us a hope that he still cares and would not sell to just ‘somebody’. killer1257 and Fernando 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 (edited) Irrespective of the linkage to Putin from his past, not wanting any loans repaid (sum of £2bn is what the club owns him apparently) and donating money to victims in Ukraine is an absolutely colossal statement. Top man. Edited March 2, 2022 by OneMoSalah Fernando, Strike, DH1988 and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,944 Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 4 minutes ago, Fulham Broadway said: How can one bloke cause so much destruction, pain, and fuck off nearly the whole world It’s insane. He’s insane. And I can’t imagine all of the dozens of oligarchs are happy with him totally destroying their businesses. Laylabelle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milan 17,959 Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 I still remember when there was Kalinka being played before matches at the Bridge in thr early days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,332 Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 2 minutes ago, Milan said: I still remember when there was Kalinka being played before matches at the Bridge in thr early days. Yup and some fans wearing those Russian hats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,332 Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 ''There's no player bigger than the club.'' Seen a few owners over the years, same applies. Though there will never be one overseeing the same level of success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyikolajevics 2,702 Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Really heartbreaking.. Unfortunately, recent years he had to stay away from the Bridge but I remember the moments when he was cheering for Chelsea like a kid.. He truly cared. Strike, Laylabelle, Blue Armour and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milka 3,393 Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Just another normal day at Chelsea . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whats happening 1,621 Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 never a peaceful week at Chelsea. gonna miss him, at the same time i am really fearful of the new owner. we can easily get fucked over for the future. there are a lot more bad owners than good ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! laura90 556 Posted March 2, 2022 Popular Post! Share Posted March 2, 2022 I knew in my right mind this was inevitable but this is heartbreaking. We have lost the best owner in the world football . He was rushed to sell and he sold us to biggest bidder. But this new bidder will have to invest if he wants us to become profitable. And he will have to find people who will make the right decisions unlike Marina. We won't be anyone's cash cow. We simply cant. We don't have big stadium. We don't have big fanbase. To get money we need to remain competitive, playing in the CL. Why would anyone pay billions to own midtable club when he could spend couple hundreds to own midtable club. With bigger stadium. However if RA forgave us debt and sold us for couple hundred millions, that is all another story. Sad day. We lost the owner who truly loved and cared for the club. That is the loss we will never be able to overcome. Fernando, Strike, Henrique and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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