The tennis legend and F1 driver have each pledged an estimated $17.6 million to help purchase the Premier League club from sanctioned Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.
Tennis legend Serena Williams and seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton have joined Martin Broughton’s bid to buy Premier League club Chelsea, a source close to the bid told Reuters on Thursday.
Former Liverpool chairman Broughton’s consortium includes World Athletics President Sebastian Coe and wealthy investors from around the world, who the group says all want to maintain Chelsea’s top status. Private equity veterans Josh Harris and David Blitzer, who own sport teams including the National Basketball Association’s Philadelphia 76ers, are also backing Broughton’s bid.Hamilton’s representatives later confirmed that the 37-year-old had joined Broughton’s bid, but said the financial figures quoted in the report were not accurate, without disclosing any details.Williams is already an investor in Los Angeles’ Angel City FC, which plays in the National Women’s Soccer League.
Others on the shortlist to buy the English premiership club are LA Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly and Boston Celtics co-owner Steve Pagliuca.The club’s sale is being overseen by US bank Raine Group.
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