Sir Jim Ratcliffe's Chelsea bid "rejected" but INEOS director insists they are not done
dailystar.co.ukChelsea even though his bid of more than £4billion has already been rejected.Chelsea are still yet to find a new owner as a host of consortiums remain in the running to takeover the club, but Ratcliffe submitted a late offer on Friday.
His offer was reportedly dismissed, and Chelsea are still no closer to finding a new owner to replace Roman Abramovich.The Times reported that the bid from Britain's richest man was actually the lowest of the current proposals on the table for the Blues, and the Raine Group who are overseeing the sale have been tasked with deciding upon the successful bidders.
But a director has insisted that Ratcliffe isn't out of the running just yet.Chemicals producer INEOS is owned by Ratcliffe, and Tom Crotty - who is a director at the company - has insisted that they are still in the running to take over Chelsea. "We’ve been rejected out of hand by Raine, but we will keep reminding people we are still here," Crotty told Bloomberg.Raine are still said to be pondering offers from a consortium led by LA Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly, a group backed by former British Airways chairman Sir Martin Broughton and an offer led by Stephen Pagliuca, the co-owner of the Boston Celtics.
Reports on Saturday suggested that Boehly was the preferred bidder, but nothing has been made official just yet.But Ratcliffe and his group are trying their best to get the fans on side.
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