Entrepreneur Hansjörg Wyss is considering buying the English football club FC Chelsea from Russian entrepreneur Roman Abramovich.
“Abramovitch is trying to sell all his mansions in England.
He also wants to get rid of Chelsea quickly," Wyss told the Swiss newspaper Blick.
"I received an offer with three other people on Tuesday to buy Chelsea from Abramovich." He will check this for four to five days, and he does not yet know the exact selling price.
“Abramovich is currently asking far too much.
You know, Chelsea owe him £2 billion,” said the 86-year-old.
But Chelsea have no money.
"Meaning: Those who buy Chelsea should compensate Abramovich."
Wyss announced that he would definitely not join the 2021 Champions League winner alone.
"If I buy Chelsea, then with a consortium consisting of six to seven investors."
Billionaire club owner Abramovich has already announced that he will hand over management of the club to the trustees of the Chelsea Foundation.
He is considered a confidant of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who ordered the military attack on Ukraine last week.
Insiders recently said that Abramovich wanted to try to help de-escalate the conflict at the request of Ukraine.