The tennis and Formula 1 stars will invest more than 20 million euros to join forces with Martín Broughton, the businessman who intends to buy the English team.
the british pilot Lewis Hamilton multiple Formula 1 champion, and the American Serena Williams former number one in women’s tennis, will invest more than 20 million euros associate with Martin Broughton, the entrepreneur who intends to acquire chelsea that the Russian was in power Roman Abramovich.
In this context, as announced by the television channel SkyNewsHamilton and Williams ‘could become the new owners of Chelsea after the two famous athletes decided to invest in the English club’
The sale of Chelsea continues to be delayed after the sanctions imposed by the English government on the Russian tycoon Roman Abramovich following the Russian invasion of Ukraine last February.
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Hamilton and Williams would add their financial support to the businessman Martin Broughton, ex-owner of Liverpool and the airline British Airways, according to information collected by the newspaper Sports world.
The British businessman tops the list of favorites to stay with the club and the fact of having the presence of Hamilton and Serena Williams in its group of investors would facilitate the process as they are influential personalities in the world of sport, adds the media.
The other candidates are the Ricketts family, owners of the Chicago Cubs; businessman Todd Boehly, co-owner of the LA Dodgers; and billionaires Stephen Pagliuca and Larry Tanenbaum, with interests in the Boston Celtics and Toronto Maple Leafs.
The Chelsea sale operation is managed by the American bank Raine Group, as decided by the still owner of the “blues”, the Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, whose assets are frozen by the British government as part of the sanctions imposed on Kremlin allies. for the war in Ukraine.
Likewise, it will be the London executive who will have to approve the operation and grant the club a special license for the sale to take place.
Under current sanctions, Chelsea cannot be sold and cannot operate on any other terms. as in the sale of merchandising -its official store is still closed- or depositing money through the sale of tickets.
However, the London entity remains very attractive for investors, as evidenced by the interest of Lewis Hamilton and Serena Williams, two of the biggest sports stars in the world.
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A source explained to the agency ECEthat the inclusion of Hamilton and Williams is a “serious business decision”, as their experience in developing “global sports brands” is valued.
He also recalled that this is not the first time that sports personalities have invested in an English “Premier” club. Clean james lebron He had a small involvement at Liverpool for a decade.
Source: TN
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