Sir Jim Ratcliffe's net worth towers above Abramovich's as billionaire bids for Chelsea
dailystar.co.ukChelsea owner Roman Abramovich.The British billionaire, 69, has launched a £4billion bid to buy the Premier League side from the Russian, who put it up for sale last month.And if the country’s richest man were to own the club, the Blues would find themselves with an owner whose wealth is greatly more significant than that of their current steward.
Ratcliffe has a net worth of £12.11billion, with some suggesting that it goes as high as £22billion, while Abramovich has a net worth of around £6.38billion, with the highest sum being a reported £10.37billion.In an extraordinary turn of events, Ratcliffe, who earned his money in chemical engineering, said via The Times that he had put in a late £4billion bid to buy the west London club.He said via the publication on Friday: "We put an offer in this morning.
We are the only British bid. Our motives are simply to try and create a very fine club in London. We have no profit motive because we make our money in other ways." Where will Chelsea finish in next season's Premier League?
Let us know in the comments section belowThe tycoon, who is also the owner of petrochemicals giant, Ineos, bid faces rivalry from three US bidders.
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