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Todd Boehly 'wins race to buy Chelsea'

Todd Boehly 'wins race to buy Chelsea'
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A consortium headed by Todd Boehly is reportedly on the brink of being named as the preferred bidder to purchase Premier League club Chelsea.

A consortium headed by Todd Boehly has reportedly won the race to buy Chelsea, edging out a late bid from Sir Jim Ratcliffe.

On a day of several developments, the consortiums led by by Sir Martin Broughton and Stephen Pagliuca were said to have been informed by US merchant bank Raine Group that they would not be put forward as the preferred bidder.

At the time, it appeared that Boehly would progress unopposed, but British businessman Ratcliffe revealed on Friday afternoon that he was prepared to pay £4.25bn - by far the biggest proposal on the table - to get a deal over the line.

However, according to multiple outlets including BBC Sport and The Telegraph, Boehly will be recommended as the leading candidate.

Boehly will now seemingly be put forward for government approval, while there is due to be a period of exclusivity in an effort to push through a deal as soon as possible.

As it stands, Chelsea are unable to function as normal, including on the footballing side where players cannot be bought, sold or have contracts renegotiated.

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