Holger Heims says a group of up to eight international investors is preparing a takeover offer for Chelsea.
Heims claims group is preparing takeover offer
Holger Heims, a German investment manager at Falcon Equity, has claimed that a group of up to eight international investors is preparing a takeover offer for Chelsea.
Speaking to
Reuters, Heims said that he and a group of six to seven other investors from Europe, the Middle East and Asia are considering an approach, with Dr Sulaiman al-Fahim - board member of Abu Dhabi United Group for Development and Investment - involved.
Reports have claimed that Blues owner Roman Abramovich could be willing to entertain offers for the club after being hit hard by the global slowdown, however Chelsea have since played down the claims.
Heims, though, said. "We have no intention of launching a hostile takeover. This is only possible as a friendly deal."
