Welcome to Episode 75 of The Si & Dan Talk Chelsea Podcast!
This week, Si & Dan were joined by the super knowledgeable CBS Sports writer Ben Jacobs.
Ben has reported on a number of big club takeovers in the past including Newcastle United’s most recent one, giving him a wealth of sources and knowledge on takeovers. He is closely connected to the Chelsea takeover and joined us on the perfect day.
The deadline for final bidders to buy Chelsea to arrive at Raine Group has passed at 5pm (UK) today (Thursday) and Ben spoke to his contacts right before this show to provide the very latest and the conclusions on this.
I personally found this show super helpful and I learned so much on the bidders, I hope you guys find it equally as useful. Ben provided extensive and incredible content on each group looking to buy our club.
He covered:
Favourite to buy the club
Who he things is the best fit and why
Extensive details on each group and their investors
What Clearlake Capital’s 50% ownership stakes actually means
John Terry’s Consortium involvement
What are Golden shares for fans?
What each groups plans are
PR and how groups have been operating
When we can expect to hear who will be chosen
The next stage of the process
Plus so much more!
Don’t miss this one!
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