John Terry is reportedly keen on purchasing a stake in Chelsea as part of a consortium and would like to introduce fan tokens in exchange for voting rights.The Blues legend is reportedly keen on purchasing a 10 per cent of the club for around £250million, with the club currently on sale for around £3billion.
Publication Goal reports that Terry is teaming up with former women's star Claire Rafferty, who played for Chelsea between 2007 and 2018, in a coalition called True Blue to buy a stake in what is still Roman Abramovich's club.And as part of the bid, the consortium will reportedly let players and supporters - as well as staff members - buy fan tokens for over £100 in exchange for voting rights, a move that has been used by several European clubs so far this season despite its controversial nature.
Chelsea will close their bidding window at 9pm on Friday and will subsequently draw up a shortlist of four names and groups who they will think about selling the club.Terry has been a footballing figurehead of the Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) movement this year, promoting his collection of 'Ape Kids Football Club' - even though its value has shot down by a huge 90 percent.There has been concerns that those inspired to invest by footballers will be left short-changed.Indeed, the former player’s NFT decreased by a huge amount last month, according to The Athletic.
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