Conor McGregor makes 'opening bid' for Chelsea but falls short of asking price

dailystar.co.uk:

Conor McGregor claims he's made an opening bid to buy Chelsea but has fallen some way short of Roman Abramovich's reported asking price.

The Russian billionaire is looking to sell the club and is understood to have slapped a £3billion price tag on the club. It follows Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the resulting sanctions aimed at Russian oligarchs, although there is no suggestion Abramovich is in any way linked to the invasion.McGregor has been vocal in his interest in buying the club and responded to the asking price by tweeting: “I hereby put forward my offer of £1.5bn”His first offer equates to just half of the amount Abramovich is believed to want for the club, as other potential buyers continue to circle.Following news that Abramovich would be selling Chelsea, McGregor immediately threw his hat into the ring by tweeting: "I wish to explore this."He also tagged Chelsea in the tweet and attached a screenshot of a WhatsApp message where he said: "Chelsea for sale £3bn.

Let's buy it."The Irishman has also made himself the club's manager on a video game but may struggle to buy the club due to his net worth.Should Conor McGregor be the new owner of Chelsea?

Let us know in the comments section below.According to Marca, his net worth currently stands at £141million, with potential additional funds through his UFC income, 2017 bout with Floyd Mayweather and sale of his Proper 12 whiskey business.Even with all this added together, McGregor is still understood to not be able to meet Abramovich's £3billion asking price.The potential sale of Chelsea comes as Abramovich looks to cut ties with the club following his native Russia's invasion of Ukraine.Despite this, though, he is understood to not simply be looking for a quick.