Brokers and bankers smell money: Swiss billionaire claims he was called to buy Chelsea | foreign football

Current owner Roman Abramovich chose the next flight on Saturday Transfer of supervision of the club to a charitable foundation behind the club. On the one hand to protect the club from the negative publicity caused by the war in Ukraine – Abramovich has business ties with Vladimir Putin – and on the other hand to avoid the English state’s confiscation of his assets, including Chelsea.

However, fears of harsh penalties for the Russian oligarchs residing in England remained high. Much depends on what will be decided in political circles in the coming days. Therefore, Abramovich will consider selling. An interview with Hansjorg Wyss lights up the wick. The 86-year-old Swiss billionaire claimed he and three others received an offer on Tuesday to own the club where Romelu Lukaku works.

“Like every other oligarch, Abramovich panics,” Wes tells Blake. “He is trying to sell his villas in England and wants to get rid of Chelsea as quickly as possible. But the asking price is currently too high. If you buy the club, it will not be alone. However, through a consortium of six to seven investors.”

Wyss’ assets are estimated at 5.15 billion euros. In 1977 he founded Synthes USA, a manufacturer of medical devices. In 2012, he sold the company to Johnson & Johnson. He now has interests in biotech companies NovoCure and Molecular Partners and has never invested in a gym before.

Abramovich has owned Chelsea FC since 2003. He has injected nearly two billion euros into the club through the holding company Fordstam Limited. or is blues He already wants and will sell, it remains to be seen. At the moment, US brokers and investment banks are basically cursing their opportunities (especially money). They are selling the club with many billionaires. If Abramovich is punished by the English state, he may not even be able to sell the club anymore.

Abramovich has not (yet) given an official order to find a new owner for the club, but he will consider all options. Basically trying to buy time.

He wants to get his full investment back in case of sale. Chelsea is worth more than $2 billion, according to experts. Abramovich has always requested more than double the previous initiatives from interested investors. INEOS coach Jim Radcliffe, among others, knocked on the door a few years ago to buy the club.