The net worth of Hansjorg Wyss, as he lines up potential bid to buy Chelsea

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For virtually any other club, losing a cup final to a Premier League rival at Wembley would be the focus of attention during the week.

But Chelsea are simply not any other club.

What’s the situation with Chelsea and Abramovich?

Sunday’s Carabao Cup finale defeat to Liverpool was quickly overclouded by the news that Roman Abramovich’s supremacy as Stamford Bridge owner might be coming to an end.

In response to the delicate and devasting conflict between Ukraine and Russia, Abramovich handed ownership of Chelsea over to a board of trustees.

It has since been reported that the 55-year-old would be open to the idea of selling his prized possession for the first time since taking over the Blues in 2003.

The Russian tycoon will possibly face sanctions for any involvement he might have in the invasion of Ukraine, which could come into effect at the end of the week.

If this is the case, handing over the keys to Chelsea’s kingdom would become extremely difficult.

Hence why Abramovich has apparently started reaching out to potential suitors before the handcuffs are applied.

One of the men to receive a call from the under-fire owner was Swiss businessman Hansjorg Wyss.

“I and three other people received an offer on Tuesday to buy Chelsea from Abramovich,” Wyss admitted yesterday.

But who is this mysterious figure who could be about to overhaul the Champions League holders?

The Chelsea Chronicle take a deeper dive into the background of the billionaire on the brink of buying the Blues.

The man, the Wyss, the legend

Born in Switzerland, Wyss graduated from the United States Harvard Business School in 1965.

He eventually went on to found the medical device company called Synthes, which apparently became the largest manufactory of bone fracture and bone trauma treatment devices.

Following the corporation’s astronomical growth, he sold the shares to Johnson & Johnson in a deal worth $20.2b (Forbes).

Wyss now holds stakes in publicly-traded biotech businesses NovoCure and Molecular Partners.

According to Forbes, his net worth stands at $5.1b, almost half of Abramovich’s $12.8b.

Will Wyss be the right fit for the job? Depends if you can get us Declan Rice or not…

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