I know how much the club is worth -Am not here to play – News Chelsea bidder fly’s in from London to place a shucking £ 6b.

Ricketts family to fly in to meet fans’ groups and issue statement rejecting all forms of hate; Blues fan Candy improves his bid; British-funded bid involving club season-ticket holders also revealed it is trying to buy the club; imminent decision on shortlist of preferred bidders The Ricketts family are flying to London to meet key stakeholders of Chelsea as they wait to discover if they are on the shortlist of preferred bidders for the club.

 

The race to buy Chelsea is hotting up with the Raine Group meeting now to create a shortlist of the best-placed groups to take control of the club, with an announcement expected imminently and ownership of the Premier League club to change hands within a month.

 

However, the family have faced backlash from the head of the Chelsea Chicago Supporters Club, Brian Wolff, who posted a letter to Twitter on Monday opposing the Ricketts’ potential takeover of Chelsea.

 

He wrote: “As the head of Chelsea Chicago Supporters Club, and the Chelsea Fans’ Forum Overseas Representative, I’ve had a unique position hearing what supporters in Chicago and worldwide have said regarding the Ricketts family’s bid for Chelsea. I can report the vast majority of opinion has been universal disdain.