Live Bar, April 8th The Athletic reported that Mark Walter, the main owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, has also joined the list of candidates to acquire Chelsea.
According to sources familiar with the bidding process, Walter will join the bid led by Todd Burley. Burley is one of his partners in the Dodgers. Burley's consortium is also one of the four groups preparing to acquire Chelsea. Burley is considered the best candidate to buy Chelsea. Walter's real-time net worth is $4.4 billion, according to Forbes, and his addition puts Burleigh Group's financial position on a firmer footing.
Next week is the deadline for suitors to submit final offers to Raine Group, the New York-based bank that is leading Chelsea's sale process. If Burley's bid wins, the owners of the Dodgers and Boston Red Sox will become Premier League rivals, with Red Sox owner John Henry being Liverpool's majority owner. Raine Group is expected to submit a list of preferred bidders to the UK government on April 18. Due to sanctions against Abramovich, the government must issue a special license to the club to sell, but getting approval should not be a problem and the Premier League must also agree to the deal.
Dodgers executives believe the methods they use in baseball will translate well to football. In the nearly 10 years since Guggenheim officially took over the team for $2.15 billion, Dodger Stadium has undergone extensive renovations and increased investments in the community, as well as the ballpark. achieved success. On the field, the Dodgers led by Guggenheim entered the playoffs for nine consecutive years. In the 2020 season that was shortened due to the epidemic, they won the team's first major championship since 1988, becoming the most accomplished team. Sports governing body.
The Dodgers have transformed Dodger Stadium, making it the stadium with the largest audience in the league every year since 2013. According to the club, it has donated more than $40 million to charitable projects and local organizations over the past 10 years. Among them, US$14.9 million was used to build 57 Dodger Dream Fields, providing 400,000 children with the opportunity to enter community fields.
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