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AC Milan owners Elliott join Candy consortium in bid for Chelsea

11/12/16 Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich in the stands Action Images via Reuters

AC Milan owners Elliott Management have joined the Nick Candy-led Blue Football consortium as a "minor investor" in their bid to buy Premier League club Chelsea, sources close to the deal told Reuters.

Chelsea were initially put up for sale by owner Roman Abramovich following Russia's invasion of Ukraine before sanctions were imposed on the oligarch by the British government, effectively giving it control of the club.

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