Chelsea Owner Roman Abramovich Rejects Offers To Sell Chelsea

Amidst rumours that Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich intends to sell his club, Jim Ratcliffe, the billionaire boss of multinational petrochemicals giant Ineos and a season-ticket holder at Stamford Bridge, offered to buy the club.

Abramovich rejected the offer given to him by Britain’s richest person Abramovich made it clear he has no intention of selling Chelsea in spite of his recent decision to shelve his new stadium plans in response to visa problems with the Home Office, according to Daily Mail.

Chelsea refused to comment on Friday, stating only that Abramovich remains committed to a club he has owned for 15 years. There are also claims Ratcliffe’s offer is among a number of approaches that have been rejected, including from China from Chelsea Football club.

Ratcliffe, who on Saturday was knighted in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to business and investment, already owns a football club in Switzerland and has a personal fortune of more than double that of Abramovich.