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[스포츠서울 | 정다워기자] Hana Financial Group’s challenge to acquire Chelsea does not seem easy.
The British media Daily Mail introduced the four groups that survived the Chelsea takeover battle through a report on the 26th (Korean time). Bain Capital’s Steven Paliouka, the Ricketts family who owns the Chicago Cubs, former British Airways chairman Sir Martin Broughton and Los Angeles Dodgers division owner Todd Bohley are likely to compete for the deal.
The Blue Football Consortium, with Hana Financial Group as an investor, was not on the survival list. According to the Daily Mail, Nana Kim, CEO of C&P Sports Group, said, “Hana Financial Group and Korean investors have been offered to join another consortium. I would like to thank Nick Candy and wish you the best of luck.”
Hana Financial Group is reported to have submitted a bid of more than £2 billion (about KRW 3.22 trillion) to acquire Chelsea with investment from British millionaire businessman Nick Candy and C&P Sports Group.
However, as several groups entered the competition, the Chelsea acquisition price rose. The minimum acquisition price is expected to cost more than £3 billion.