Earlier this week, the Ricketts Family – who own the American baseball team Chicago Cubs – publicly confirmed their intention to bid for Chelsea.
players would feel ‘uncomfortable’ should the Ricketts family be successful in their bid to purchase the crisis-ridden Premier League club.
The deadline for offers to be submitted is looming into view, with more suitors expected to formally register their interest before the 21.00 cut-off point on Friday. Merchant bank the Raine Group, who will be advising Chelsea throughout the sale process which was triggered by the UK Government’s decision to seize Roman Abramovich’s assets, are set to whittle down the offers to a shortlist of four.
Joe Ricketts was forced to apologise back in 2019 when emails in which he described Muslims as his enemy were leaked However, emails written by head of the family, Joe, in which he described Muslims as his ‘enemy’, resurfaced on Wednesday, sparking a backlash among Chelsea supporters.reports that Chelsea’s Muslim players, which includes the likes of Antonio Rudiger, N’Golo Kante, Malang Sarr and Hakim Ziyech, would feel uncomfortable were the Ricketts family to be successful and become the club’s new owners.
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