Report: 49-year-old businessman to make imminent £2.5bn bid to buy Chelsea, ex-Blues manager loves his ‘enthusiasm’

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Nick Candy is reportedly due to make an offer to buy Chelsea ahead of tomorrow’s deadline for all takeover bids.

According to the Daily Mail, the 49-year-old businessman has put together a consortium of “global investors” in preparation for the takeover attempt.

It is understood that a £2.5billion bid will be submitted before Friday’s cut-off point.

Interestingly, ex-Chelsea manager, Gianluca Vialli, has confirmed he’s joined forces with Candy in his attempt to buy the London club.

The 57-year-old Italian is a popular figure still around Stamford Bridge, so it’s interesting to hear what Blues supporters make of the move.

For Vialli, he’s explained that he loves the “enthusiasm” that Chelsea fan and season ticket holder Candy has for the club.

“I am proud and feel very privileged to support Mr Candy’s bid to buy Chelsea Football Club,” Vialli said.

“I have met Nick Candy on a number of occasions over the last few weeks and I am fully behind his visions and commitment to make Chelsea the most globally recognised and supported club in the world, as well as maintaining the ongoing success on the pitch.

“We share the same view that if the bid is successful, we will try to be the best possible custodians of the club, knowing that it is imperative that supporter concerns are front and centre of any owner’s priorities.

“I find Mr Candy to be an ambitious but realistic and very successful entrepreneur and I have been impressed by his enthusiasm and desire to start a new era for the club that we are both so incredibly fond of.

“I am pleased that an English businessman is leading a consortium that will bring diverse expertise and experience to the table, with the goal to make Chelsea a better club for the sake of the fans.”

New Chelsea ownership will inherit special group

Whoever ends up buying the club from Roman Abramovich, they’ll be getting a special squad of players that are currently battling adversity. Incidentally, it’s reportedly down to the Raine Group to select the new owners before getting approval from the government.

It would have been so easy for the players and coaching staff to be distracted by so many off-field antics, but they continue to do the business on the pitch.

A 2-1 win away to Lille last night booked the side’s place in the Champions League quarter-finals.

Blues manager Thomas Tuchel continues to be such a class act on and off the pitch.

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