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Chelsea’s sale faces DELAYS with the availability of interested parties potentially impacting the Premier League’s desired timeframe, despite Government officials willing to work through Easter to complete
- The Government denied that they had OK’d all four interested parties
- The Premier League wish to have new owners in by the May 31, when Chelsea’s current special license expires
- Final offers from the interested parties have to be in by Thursday April 14
- It was then hoped that the club would take the preferred option to the Government by Thursday April 21
The sale of Chelsea is facing minor delays — although officials remain confident it will be completed by the end of May.
Final offers from the four shortlisted bidders have to be in by this Thursday, and it had been hoped that the club would present their preferred option to the Government a week on Thursday.
That is still the intention, and Government officials are willing to work through the Easter break. However, there is concern that issues with the availability of interested parties could delay that date.
Uncertainty still surrounds Chelsea after the sanctioning of Roman Abramovich last month
The Premier League, who would need to carry out an owners and directors test on the winning bid, want the new regime in place by May 31. That is the date when the licence issued by the Government following the sanctioning of owner Roman Abramovich after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine expires.
Meanwhile, Downing Street has angrily denied reports it was already content to sign off any of the four bids.
The Press Association reported that all four bids would pass Government checks. However, a Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport spokesperson denied that was the case.
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Source : dailymail
