Chelsea could find themselves to be far better off should Ken Griffin take control of the club from Roman Abramovich thanks to his enviable fortune.The American hedge fund manager and investor is the founder and CEO of Citadel LLC, who are the largest market maker in the United States - making him the second richest person in Illinois.
With Forbes outlining the real time net worth of Griffin to be $28.1billion (£21.4bn) which is not only £10bn more than Abramovich, but would also make him the third richest person on The Sunday Times Rich List of UK based billionaires behind only David and Simon Reuben and Sir Leonard Blavatnik.
Sky Sports News reported on Thursday that Griffin had teamed up with Chicago Cubs owners the Ricketts family to from an investment group.
The group were thought to be preparing a formal offer to be sent over on Friday (March 18) which is the deadline for interested parties to make their offers.The team up looks set to provide stern competitions from rival consortiums, with the recent success of the Chicago Cubs and the combined financial power providing Chelsea with a mouth-watering prospect.Over the last six years the Cubs have won the World Series and revamped their Wrigley Field home with an investment worth just under £1bn. Will Chelsea be in the Premier League title race next season?
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