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Marina Granovskaia's future under each of four Chelsea bidders becomes clearer
Chelsea bidders want director Marina Granovskaia to remain at Stamford Bridge as an official takeover of the club edges closer, according to reports.Before the end of the week all four candidates must submit their final takeover proposals before a buyer is finally selected, but no matter who ends up replacing Roman Abramovich at the helm, the highly-rated Granovskaia is expected to be offered the chance to stick around.The Russian-Canadian executive, who has been dubbed 'the most powerful woman in football', is one of Abramovich's closest confidants and has been working for the billionaire since 1997 and was expected to leave the club in light of sanctions imposed on him by the British government.Granovskaia has been an integral member of Chelsea's hierarchy for over a decade, leading the club's contract and transfer negotiations for much of that period, and is widely regarded as one of the sport's top operators.In truth, she's had mixed results during her time on the board, but losing her would nonetheless be seen as a major blow for the club, especially before the summer transfer window.According to The Athletic, none of the parties competing to acquire Chelsea have been given any indication than she'll stay on in her role, but the fact that she hasn't left her post yet suggests she's open to the idea of sticking around.CHELSEA FANS: Do you want Marina Granovskaia to stay? Let us know in the comments section.Just a few months ago she was named Best Club Director in European Football at the Golden Boy awards - an event run by Italian newspaper Tuttosport.The race to buy Chelsea is a hotly-contested one, so attempts to keep Granovskaia around may purely be tactical in an effort to curry favour with the board - who will