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Lewis Hamilton and Serena Williams reportedly also able to buy Chelsea. The seven-time Formula 1 world champion and 23-time Grand Slam winner is part of the Broughton consortium.
The impact of Russia’s war against Ukraine, Roman Abramovich was stripped down by the British government. Britain firmly denounced Russia.
Abramovich himself is known as a close person to the Russian president, Vladimir Putin. England then froze Abramovich’s assets on British soil, one of which was Chelsea!
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The West London club is now waiting for a new owner. Sky Sports say Hamilton and Serena are in the hunt to buy Chelsea under the Broughton flag.
Sky Sports also report that the two athletes will invest a combined £20 million if Broughton’s bid is successful. Hamilton is likely to play a formal role in Chelsea’s future efforts to promote diversity, equality and inclusion if successful takes over.
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A source close to the consortium said Sir Lewis and Ms Williams – the highest-profile members of the remaining three consortiums – had pledged to allocate £10m each for the bid.
The people who were in the Broughton consortium were Sir Martin Broughton. He is a former executive of British Airways and Liverpool FC. There is also Alejandro Santo Domingo as a billionaire from the beer business.
So far there have been three incoming bids to buy Chelsea. In addition to Broughton, there are LA Dodgers co-owner Todd Boehly and Boston Celtics co-owner Steve Pagliuca.
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