What holds the record for most expensive sporting acquisition ?

£4.25B for CFC is around $5.75B - $6B 

2 minutes ago, coco said:

What holds the record for most expensive sporting acquisition ?

£4.25B for CFC is around $5.75B - $6B 

 

1 hour ago, sonic90 said:

Ratcliffe already owns Nice, can he even own 2 football clubs in Europe? 

This is what I was thinking. Surely this will be impossible.

3 minutes ago, coco said:

 

Talking to yourself is a sign of madness @coco

Must admit I quite like Sir Jim's style here.

The government will look like a right bunch of idiots if they endorse an American bid over a British bid.

Just now, Scott Harris said:

This is what I was thinking. Surely this will be impossible.

More and more say it is publicity only and had he been serious he would have been on from the beginning. He certainly has the cash to have been so.

Not confirmed officially but by all accounts Todd Boehly  has won.

1 minute ago, Sexyfootball said:

Must admit I quite like Sir Jim's style here.

The government will look like a right bunch of idiots if they endorse an American bid over a British bid.

Never bothered them before, why would they start now?

2 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

Never bothered them before, why would they start now?

Boris is always waffling on about how great Britain is ... plus Brexit was supposed to be about taking back control ... here is a gift-wrapped opportunity to walk the talk ! 

Jim Ratcliffe bids £4.25bn for Chelsea after the various deadlines. 

Pagliuca is out. 

Boehly rumoured to have won talks with Abramovich (unconfirmed), with Broughton possibly also out:
 

From Goal. 
 

Sounds like we might have a winner…

This is like transfer deadline day

The Boehly bid is still best-positioned to be the preferred bidder. But as of now they have NOT entered into exclusive talks (yet) or been told they are the preferred bidder. Ratcliffe's bid has clearly complicated matters.
 

@benjacobs

6 minutes ago, Sexyfootball said:

Boris is always waffling on about how great Britain is ... plus Brexit was supposed to be about taking back control ... here is a gift-wrapped opportunity to walk the talk ! 

Then he needs to take control of the club because, as of right now, the government has no final say on who the club is sold to.

INEOS also own French club Nice, who could very well finish third in Ligue 1 this season and enter the third #UCL  qualifying round. 

But under UEFA multi-club regs, Chelsea and Nice wouldn't both be able to play in the #UCL  in the same season under the same ownership.

Confirmed. Pagiluca and Sir Martin bids out.

 

1 minute ago, JM7 said:

INEOS also own French club Nice, who could very well finish third in Ligue 1 this season and enter the third #UCL  qualifying round. 

But under UEFA multi-club regs, Chelsea and Nice wouldn't both be able to play in the #UCL  in the same season under the same ownership.

Well we have never won the Uefa conference league before...

Re owning two football clubs, I came across this on Sky, taken from article entitled: Why Radcliffe has bid | 'I would be excited about this bid if I was a Chelsea supporter'

"If he was to buy Chelsea, you couldn't have a situation where Nice and Chelsea were playing in the Champions League, that wouldn't be allowed under UEFA rules. I think one would be able to play in the Champions League and the other wouldn't be able to play any higher than the Europa Conference League.“

So dual ownership maybe not a problem after all.

Breaking: Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly is set to enter exclusive talks in the bidding war to acquire Chelsea FC from Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, people familiar with the matter say
 

From Wall Street journal. 

Todd Boehly has held talks with Cannovile,  CPO, CTS and the Chelsea Foundation. 

Sir Jim has done none of these things nor got PL approval, which Boehly has. He would surley need to make up quick ground.

1 minute ago, axman2526 said:

Todd Boehly has held talks with Cannovile,  CPO, CTS and the Chelsea Foundation. 

Sir Jim has done none of these things nor got PL approval, which Boehly has. He would surley need to make up quick ground.

As far as we know but its james ratcliffe, He probably knows all the senior members of the club etc

Season ticket holder, £4.25B is party time numbers

I'd prefer a brit tbh

11 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

Then he needs to take control of the club because, as of right now, the government has no final say on who the club is sold to.

Again, As far as we know

2 hours ago, Malcolm9 said:

He sounds like a British version of Roman 😎

And in a further parallel with Roman Abramovich, this is his yacht, the Hampshire II

A consortium led by LA Dodgers owner Todd Boehly is set to be named the preferred bidder for Chelsea, BBC Sport understands.

The club was put the club up for sale before owner Roman Abramovich was sanctioned for his alleged links to Russian president Vladimir Putin following the invasion of Ukraine.

Earlier on Friday, British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe made a $4.25bn offer.

The late offer is understood to have prompted confusion among rival bidders.

More to follow.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61267010

spicyyy

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12601872/chelsea-takeover-todd-boehly-consortium-to-be-named-preferred-bidder-to-buy-premier-league-club

Once the Raine Group selects a preferred bidder, the government must then grant a new licence to allow the sale to be completed.