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Deadline approaching as bidders assemble to take Chelsea from Abramovich

19/12/15 Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich after the game Reuters

A deadline of 2100 GMT on Friday has been set for bidders to table offers to buy Chelsea, with business people from different continents forming unlikely alliances to acquire the Premier League club.

Chelsea were initially put up for sale by owner Roman Abramovich following Russia's invasion of Ukraine before sanctions were imposed on the Russian oligarch by the British government.

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