Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich may have to accept a low-ball offer to sell the club.
Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss and LA Dodgers owner Todd Boehly are preparing to table a bid after forming a consortium aiming to buy the club, but the group are not willing to meet Abramovich's £3billion asking price, says the Daily Mail.
Abramovich rejected an offer of £2.2bn from Boehly three years ago, but the Russian was not an active seller at that time and he may now have to accept an even lower figure due to the lack of alternative bidders, and the on-going threat of Government sanctions.
Abramovich's desperation to sell was made evident by his extraordinary public statement on Wednesday evening and apparent willingness to write off over £1.5bn of loans to the club, he remains intent on recouping those funds through the sale price.
The 55-year-old may have to lower his valuation considerably however, as he has not been inundated with offers of interest from potential buyers since he instructed the Raine Group to market the club earlier this week.
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