Joe Ricketts: Last News

Chelsea fans would reject a club takeover from the Ricketts family, a recent supporters' survey has suggested.Although operating under a special footballing licence, Chelsea are still under sanctions due to their Russian owner Roman Abramovich, and it's believed that the club will be sold in the near future. One of the potential candidates to takeover the club is the Ricketts family, although speculation has received backlash from the fans.The Chelsea Supporters' Trust have been consolidated throughly as the club search for a new owner, with the Ricketts family even requesting to meet with the group following a #NoToRicketts hashtag that trended on Twitter.

Ricketts family have seen their bid to buy Chelsea included on the final shortlist today after Raine Group - the merchant bank charged with overseeing the sale of the club - whittled potential buyers down to four options. Chelsea fans have made it clear that they don't want the Ricketts family's bid to succeed in light of anti-Muslim comments made by the family patriarch Joe in recent years.

Chelsea, have issued a statement insisting racism and Islamophobia “have no place in our society” after receiving a backlash from furious fans.The American family, who own the Chicago Cubs baseball team, are one of six parties to have confirmed their offer to buy the Premier League club and are currently awaiting further news. The sale is being handled by financial firm Raine, with the Blues’ billionaire owner Roman Abramovich sanctioned by the UK government and unable to oversee the terms of the sale.However, their attempts to buy Chelsea have been met with strong opposition after reports emerged of the family’s patriarch, Joe Ricketts, making racist comments in an email exchange in 2019.