Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is attempting to buy Valencia, according to a rival bidder.Abramovich, 55, put the Premier League club up for sale after Government allegations he had a relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which he denies.
But Miguel Zorio, who is a bidder for Valencia, has claimed that the Russian is competing with him to buy the La Liga club once the oligarch completes the sale of the Blues.Plaza Deportiva report a letter from Zorio as saying: “Peter Lim has tried to sell the club in London for €250million and has not succeeded.
Lately, he has leaked to international media that he has two purchase offers, mine and that of the Russian oligarch of Chelsea.
And from here, I tell him that either he puts €50m every year to compensate for the losses he generates or he sells to us. Whether he likes it or not.”The coastal Spanish side have fallen into financial ruin under their owner Singaporean Peter Lim.
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