{"id":34965,"date":"2022-03-17T11:57:52","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T08:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/?p=34965"},"modified":"2022-03-17T12:11:28","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T09:11:28","slug":"a-saudi-company-makes-a-massive-2-7bn-offer-to-buy-chelsea-from-its-russian-owner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/latest\/a-saudi-company-makes-a-massive-2-7bn-offer-to-buy-chelsea-from-its-russian-owner\/","title":{"rendered":"A Saudi Company Makes A Massive SR13.35 Billion Offer To Buy Chelsea From Its Russian Owner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Saudi Arabian group-led consortium has surfaced as a potential buyer of Chelsea, claiming to have made the highest proposal so far of \u00a32.7 billion reports the British tabloid The Mirror.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I can confirm Saudi Media Group have made a \u00a32.7bn ($3.5bn) offer to buy Chelsea. Mohamed Alkhereiji is a Chelsea fan and leading a private consortium. No direct government links.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Jacobs (@JacobsBen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JacobsBen\/status\/1503378247148621829?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>A company called the Saudi Media Group is said to be behind the bid. The Saudi Media Group is a subsidiary of the Engineer Holding Group that\u2019s led by Mohamed Alkhereiji. Many claim Alkhereiji to be a Chelsea fan.<\/p>\n<h2>Now, that\u2019s a big plus for the fans of the club, isn\u2019t it? Fans clearly are happy.<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Saudi bidder is a Chelsea fan <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JnOnFgE7KR\">pic.twitter.com\/JnOnFgE7KR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2708\ufe0f (@Arrizabalager) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Arrizabalager\/status\/1502658022136549384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>Anyway, what\u2019s interesting to note is that Alkhereiji\u2019s company was behind the construction of the new state-of-the-art stadium for Riyadh-based Al Nassr FC. So if this deal does go through considering the sizeable amount they\u2019re offering Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich an upgraded stadium could be in the works.<\/p>\n<h2>There are a couple of other bids circulating in tabloids but the offers are nowhere close to the \u00a32.7 billion that the Saudi Media Group is reportedly offering.<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Saudi Arabian group-led consortium has surfaced as a potential buyer of Chelsea, claiming to have made the highest proposal so far of \u00a32.7 billion reports the British tabloid The Mirror. I can confirm Saudi Media Group have made a \u00a32.7bn ($3.5bn) offer to buy Chelsea. 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