Meet some of the billionaires vying to buy Chelsea

Boyhood Chelsea fan and business tycoon Nick Candy, 49, is said to be ready to bid £2.5billion and has plans for a £1.5billion redevelopment of the ageing Stamford Bridge

American billionaire Todd Boehly is part-owner of the LA Dodgers baseball team and is reportedly planning a move with Swiss business partner Hansjorg Wyss

Wyss is a billionaire businessman and donor to politically liberal and environmental causes in the United States, but insists he would never consider buying the Blues on his own

Gold mine owner, radio station boss and politician Bernard Antwi Boasiako is a big deal in Ghana but with a reported wealth of a mere £100m his plans to buy Chelsea may not come to much

Turkish billionaire Muhsin Bayrak made his money through tourism, cryptocurrency and construction and is said to have held talks with Abramovich earlier this month

Former US Ambassador to the UK, pal of Donald Trump and owner of the NFL's New York Jets Woody Johnson wants to bring his knowledge of owning sports teams to the Premier League

Billy Beane, who used his famous ‘Moneyball’ approach as general manager of Major League Baseball’s Oakland A’s, is part of a corporation eyeing up a bid