Two new Chelsea bidders emerge with Saudi consortium and Sacramento Kings owner both ‘registering interest’ in takeover

TWO new bidders have emerged to buy Chelsea from Roman Abramovich, reports

Abramovich put Chelsea up for sale after 19 years of ownership due to his ties with Russian president Vladimir Putin.

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The 55-year-old wants £3billion for the club he bought for £140million in 2003.

Listing Chelsea for sale has reportedly led to over 300 parties expressing their interest in taking over.

And according to , owner of NBA side Sacramento Kings, Vivek Ranadive, is readying a bid for the European champions.

Ranadive bought control of the Kings for £407m in 2013 and they're now believed to be worth just over £2bn.

The Kings chief is also one of the more respected NBA owners, helping serve on committees which help shape the direction of the league.

But according to , Ranadive could face competition from a Saudi consortium.

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However, the individual backers are not known at this stage.

And one stumbling block for the consortium may be the caution around accepting any bids from a 'politically sensitive' party. 

Blues owner Abramovich is looking to accept a bid for the club by March 15.

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