Ahtletic: Jim Ratcliffe not out the race to buy Chelsea

 

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 Jim Ratcliffe not out the race to buy Chelsea

The Chelsea ownership takeover saga could well have taken a new turn.

Yesterday there was a very dramatic afternoon of events when it transpired that Sir Jim Ratcliffe had entered the race to buy Chelsea Football Club in the 11th hour.

This then started a string of events unfolding like dominos that led to Sir Martin Broughton and Stephen Pagliuca being ruled out the race, and it becoming a two-horse race between Todd Boehly and Ratcliffe.

This is when the confusion really began. Basically every outlet then started reporting that Boehly had been chosen as the preferred bidder and had entered exclusive talks with Chelsea to seal the deal.

However, an article from The Athletic on Saturday morning suggests that Ratcliffe is not totally out of the race.