Lewis Hamilton and Serena Williams' bet on Chelsea: "It's a great opportunity"

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Lewis Hamilton

and

have had an excellent relationship for years.

Their mutual admiration for him has been reinforced in recent times by their common crusade against racism and by the

23-time winner's regular

.

That link between F1 and tennis could now extend to football, thanks to the brokerage of

, one of four contenders to buy Chelsea.

The future prospects of the reigning champion of the Champions reached Imola, where Hamilton confirmed the news advanced on Friday by Sky Sports.

"Sir Martin called me to explain the details of his candidacy," said the seven-time world champion, after defining the British billionaire's proposal as "incredibly exciting and in keeping with his values."

"Serena wanted to know where I stood on it. When I told her I wanted to be a part of this, she jumped on board," revealed Hamilton, a football fan since childhood, when he wanted to break into the lower divisions of Stevenage FC, a team who today plays in League Two.

Although that adventure never came to fruition, Sir Lewis could make amends through Chelsea.

Granovskaya and Buck

According to the aforementioned British chain, the proposal of Broughton, former president of Liverpool and the airline British Airways, would be reinforced with 24 million euros, divided equally between Hamilton and Williams.

"My first thought was:

, this is a great opportunity. It's about the community around Chelsea, not associating with the former owners," Hamilton said.

The power of seduction of the two great stars of the sport is an endorsement for Broughton, who in the last few hours detailed his proposal to

, Chelsea's chief operating officer, and

president

.

Despite the logical nerves in the noble area of ​​Stamford Bridge, the extraordinary magnitude of the operation does not suggest a definitive resolution until at least next week.

Three other proposals

The heads of Chelsea will have to study in detail the other three candidates, which bear the signature of the

family , owner of the Chicago Cubs;

tycoons

and

, with interests in the Boston Celtics and Toronto Maple Leafs;

and businessman

, co-owner of the LA Dodgers.

The management of the sale, as

decided at the time , corresponds to the Raine Group bank, although the Government of

must approve the operation through a special license.

Under the current sanctions, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Chelsea's operations are limited to a minimum.

In fact, you can't even enter through

- its official store is still closed - or ticket sales.

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