Who follows Abramovich?
The owner of the Major League Baseball club Chicago Cubs wants to buy Chelsea. In a statement made by a London-based communication firm the Ricketts family announced that they lead an investment group that wants to make an offer ahead of Friday’s deadline. With a squad value of €833 million, the current Champions League winners have the fourth most valuable squad on the planet.
Chelsea 4th: The most valuable squads on the planet
20 Aston Villa – Squad value: €427m
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Last updated: 16. March 2022 rounded values
19 Everton – Squad value: €454m
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18 RB Leipzig – Squad value: €454m
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17 AC Milan – Squad value: €480m
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16 SSC Napoli – Squad value: €494m
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15 Arsenal – Squad value: €511m
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14 Leicester City – Squad value: €514m
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13 Inter Milan – Squad value: €529m
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12 Juventus – Squad value: €553m
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11 Borussia Dortmund – Squad value: €576m
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10 Tottenham Hotspur – Squad value: €580m
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9 Atlético Madrid – Squad value: €647m
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8 Barcelona – Squad value: €651m
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7 Real Madrid – Squad value: €780m
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6 Manchester United – Squad value: €790m
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5 Bayern Munich – Squad value: €815m
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4 Chelsea – Squad value: €883m
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3 Liverpool – Squad value: €889m
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2 PSG – Squad value: €910m
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1 Manchester City – Squad value: €977m
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“As long-time operators of an iconic professional sports team, the Ricketts family and their partners understand the importance of investing for success on the pitch, while respecting the traditions of the club, the fans, and the community,” the statement said (quoted by BBC). Further details will be shared in due course the statement added.
The BBC reported that US hedge fund investor Ken Griffin is also part of the investor group. The offer is considered significant. But there is competition. More than 20 parties have voiced serious interest in buying the Premier League club. Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss has been public about his intentions of potentially buying the club.
Chelsea are for sale as the current owner, Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, is sanctioned by the British government after the Russian Federation invaded neighboring Ukraine. The club is not allowed to buy players, sell them or negotiate contracts. Potential parties interested in the club have until Friday to make a serious offer to buy the club.
Bin Salman, Kroenke & Co. – The owners of the 20 Premier League clubs
Newcastle – Mohammed Bin Salman* (Saudi-Arabia)
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*as head of the Public Investment Fund
Take over: 2021
Info: The pictures show the majority owners of the club, who not always own 100% of the shares.
Arsenal – Stan Kroenke (USA)
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Takeover: 2008
Aston Villa – Wes Edens (USA) & Nassef Sawiris (Egypt)
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Takeover: 2018
Brentford – Matthew Benham (England)
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Takeover: 2011
Burnley – Alan Pace (USA)
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Takeover: 2020
Brighton – Tony Bloom (England)
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Takeover: 2011
Crystal Palace – Steve Parish (England)
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Takeover: 2011
Chelsea – Roman Abramovich (Russia)
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Takeover: 2003
Everton – Farhad Moshiri (Iran)
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Takeover: 2016
Leeds – Andrea Radrizzani (Italy)
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Takeover: 2017
Leicester – Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha (Thailand)
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Takeover: 2019
Liverpool – John Henry (USA)
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Takeover: 2010
Manchester City – Mansour Al-Nahyan (VAE)
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Takeover: 2008
Manchester United – Joel Glazer* (USA)
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*and family
Takeover: 2003
Norwich – Delia Smith & Michael Wynn Jones (England)
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Takeover: 1998
Southampton – Jisheng Gao (China)
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Takeover: 2017
Southampton – Dragan Solak (Serbia)
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Takeover: In 2022, Dragan Solak bought 80% of the club’s shares from Jisheng Gao (left) for £100 million. Katharina Liebherr (right) continues to hold 20% of the shares.
Tottenham – Daniel Levy (England)
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Takeover: 2000
Watford – Gino Pozzo (Italy)
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Takeover: 2012
West Ham – David Sullivan (Wales) & David Gold (England)
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Takeover: 2010
Wolverhampton – Guo Guangchang (China)
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Takeover: 2016
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