Bidders for Chelsea are willing to include fans in their future decision making.
The Daily Mail says Todd Boehly and the Ricketts family are both expected to offer Chelsea fans a "golden share" in their final bids for the club.
The American consortiums have indicated they are prepared to guarantee supporters a veto on key decisions such as changes to the club's name, badge and crest or the colour of their home kit.
Boehly and Tom Ricketts, along with his sister Laura, were in London last week meeting fan groups to lay out their plans for the club. The Ricketts family also made it clear they would not support any attempted reprisal of the European Super League.
Sir Martin Broughton, who is fronting another of the four bids, has also given guarantees to supporter groups including the Chelsea Pitch Owners (CPO), who own the freehold to Stamford Bridge and a crucial veto on any proposal to move grounds.
It is understood that the fourth bidder, Stephen Pagliuca — part owner of the Boston Celtics — has not approached the influential CPO, who also own the intellectual property of the club's name.
A golden share in the club would meet a chief recommendation of the Government's fan-led review. With the Government having to issue a special licence for the club to be sold, following the sanctions on Roman Abramovich, bids which meet criteria laid out by MP Tracey Crouch's review may have an ad-vantage in securing a quick sale.
With the former Downing Street adviser Daniel Finkelstein, who was part of the Crouch review team, lined up for a non-executive boardroom role in the Boehly bid, the CPO's role in the club is likely to be expanded should it succeed. The protracted bidding process is entering its final days.
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