俱樂部收購案：Ratcliffe 突然報價，但伯利隊即將勝出 - 切爾西足球俱樂部 Chelsea Football Club

https://www.ineos.com/news/ineos-group/statement-from-ineos-on-the
-acquisition-of-chelsea-fc/

Statement from INEOS on the acquisition of Chelsea FC

Friday, April 29, 2022


Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Chairman of INEOS, has made a formal bid for Chelsea
FC, for ￡4.25bn. ￡2.5bn is committed to the Charitable Trust to support
victims of the war, with ￡1.75bn committed to investment directly into
the club over the next 10 years.


This is a British bid, for a British club.


We believe that a club is bigger than its owners who are temporary
custodians of a great tradition. With responsibility to the fans and the
community.


That is why we are committing to spending ￡1.75bn over 10 years that will
be for the direct benefit of the club.


We will invest in Stamford Bridge to make it a world-class stadium,
befitting of Chelsea FC.


This will be organic and on-going so that we will not move away from the
home of Chelsea and risk losing the support of loyal fans.


We will continue to invest in the team to ensure we have a first class
squad of the world's greatest players, coaches and support staff, in the
men's and women's games.


And we hope to continue to invest in the academy to provide opportunity
for talented youngsters to develop into first class players.


We believe that London should have a club that reflects the stature of the
city. One that is held in the same regard as Real Madrid, Barcelona or
Bayern Munich. We intend Chelsea to be that club.


We are making this investment as fans of the beautiful game – not as a
means to turn a profit. We do that with our core businesses. The club is
rooted in its community and its fans. And it is our intention to invest in
Chelsea FC for that reason.


No further comment will be made from Sir Jim or INEOS during the bidding
process.


https://twitter.com/AbsoluteChelsea/status/1520026489194004480

下午9:05 · 2022年4月29日

Sir Jim Ratcliffe: "We put an offer in this morning. We are the only
British bid. Our motives are simply to try and create a very fine club in
London. We have no profit motive because we make our money in other ways."

[via @TimesSport]


https://twitter.com/Matt_Law_DT/status/1520034473303289857

下午9:37 · 2022年4月29日

Ratcliffe is a Manchester United supporter but has held a Chelsea season
ticket and owns the French club Nice. In March, his spokespeople were
dismissing the idea of him bidding for Chelsea.


https://twitter.com/Matt_Law_DT/status/1520035411661307904

下午9:40 · 2022年4月29日

He lives in Monaco, which was reported to have saved him - wait for it -
￡4bn (pretty much the exact full cost of Chelsea) in tax


https://twitter.com/Matt_Law_DT/status/1520034761993068545

下午9:38 · 2022年4月29日

The @ChelseaSTrust yet to hear from Sir Jim Ratcliffe. Vice-Chair Dom
Rosso said: “The CST are yet to be contacted by Sir Jim Ratcliffe or his
team. If these reports are true, we would welcome dialogue at the earliest
opportunity.”


https://twitter.com/Matt_Law_DT/status/1520036677561028608

下午9:45 · 2022年4月29日

The Chelsea Pitch Owners have also never heard from Sir Jim Ratcliffe or
anybody representing him or Ineos. All the other bidders have put a lot of
time in speaking to both groups.


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https://twitter.com/WSJ/status/1520041002085629952

下午10:03 · 2022年4月29日

Breaking: Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly is set to enter
exclusive talks in the bidding war to acquire Chelsea FC from Russian
billionaire Roman Abramovich, people familiar with the matter say


https://twitter.com/Matt_Law_DT/status/1520042406858661894

下午10:08 · 2022年4月29日

Breaking: Stephen Pagliuca's group have been informed they will not be the
preferred bidder for Chelsea


https://twitter.com/Matt_Law_DT/status/1520046402381918208

下午10:24 · 2022年4月29日

Sources close to Chelsea sale process tell me the Sir Martin Broughton bid
may also be out of the running. But no confirmation yet from his group


https://twitter.com/JacobsBen/status/1520056092474101761
https://twitter.com/JacobsBen/status/1520056094244151296
https://twitter.com/JacobsBen/status/1520056095909326850

下午11:03 · 2022年4月29日

Chelsea sale has taken a huge twist with a 4.25m offer from Jim Ratcliffe.
There was always talk of a fifth 'mystery' bidder but Raine played this
down. The offer will be billed as 'last minute' but has been planned (but
not tabled) since late March.

However, Ratcliffe has still bypassed the process a little and jumped
straight to the final stage. Steve Pagliuca is out the running. The Martin
Broughton bid has failed, too, with partial loan-funding behind the
financing seen as a negative.

The Boehly bid is still best-positioned to be the preferred bidder. But as
of now they have NOT entered into exclusive talks (yet) or been told they
are the preferred bidder. Ratcliffe's bid has clearly complicated matters.


https://twitter.com/Matt_Law_DT/status/1520057122226151424

下午11:07 · 2022年4月29日

No comment from Boehly group, Raine or Chelsea but now strong suggestions
that Todd Boehly's group has been chosen as the club's preferred buyer.
That's also the view of people inside the Pagliuca and Broughton bids.


https://twitter.com/JacobsBen/status/1520082169552637954

上午12:46 · 2022年4月30日

Boehly group source confirms they will now enter “exclusive talks” to
buy Chelsea. There is “surprise and bemusement” at the timing of
Ratcliffe's statement/offer. But the situation is clear now: the Boehly
group is the preferred bidder.


https://twitter.com/Matt_Law_DT/status/1520085225707130881

上午12:58 · 2022年4月30日

My understanding, still unconfirmed by his group, Raine and Chelsea, is
that Todd Boehly will be named as the preferred buyer for Chelsea. Story
to follow.


https://twitter.com/SamiMokbel81_DM/status/1520086791193350145

上午1:05 · 2022年4月30日

Todd Boehly to be officially selected as preferred bidder for Chelsea.
Boehly now has 5-7 days to sign purchase agreement - if that elapses then
Sir Jim Ratcliffe's bid could come into play. With @MattHughesDM


https://twitter.com/TeleFootball/status/1520087632096681989

上午1:08 · 2022年4月30日

Confirmed: Todd Boehly has won the race to buy Chelsea in a deal worth
more than ￡3.5billion, despite a dramatic late hijack attempt from
Britain's richest man Sir Jim Ratcliffe


https://twitter.com/AbsoluteChelsea/status/1520089782877048832

上午1:17 · 2022年4月30日

Chelsea's intention is to advance Todd Boehly and his group for UK
Government approval ahead of a licence for the sale of the club to be
issued after they were named the preferred takeover bidder.

[via @TeleFootball]


https://twitter.com/JacobsBen/status/1520090439432429575

上午1:19 · 2022年4月30日

The Boehly bid were only told around an hour ago (about 12 ET) they were
the preferred bidder. However, they have been confident for weeks. They
are surprised and confused by the Ratcliffe bid but don't see it as cause
for concern as they look to complete the sale before May 31.

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