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Accessibility links Skip to content Accessibility Help Si Search Chelsea: Aethel Partners become latest group to submit bid to buy club Last updated  1 hour ago . From the section Chelsea Several parties have expressed interest in buying Chelsea from Roman Abramovich Investment firm Aethel Partners are the latest group to say they have bid for Chelsea before the Friday deadline. Headed by Portuguese entrepreneur Ricardo Silva, the London firm is pledging to put in £50m immediately. That will serve as bridging funding to help ease financial issues the club faces and to redevelop Stamford Bridge. Several parties have already expressed their interest in buying the Premier League club from Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. His attempt to sell Chelsea has been halted after he was  sanctioned by the UK government . That move came in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with Abramovich understood to have strong ties to Russian president Vladimir Putin. Chelsea sale could hap...
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Chelsea beat Lille, through to quarterfinals

Holders Chelsea beat Lille, through to quarterfinals Chelsea put their off-field troubles to one side to seal a place in the Champions League quarterfinals on Wednesday as a Cesar Azpilicueta goal clinched a 2-1 win at Lille in the second leg of their last-16 tie, and a 4-1 aggregate victory. Reeling from the impact of UK government sanctions imposed on their Russian billionaire owner Roman Abramovich, the London club appeared rattled as they fell behind in northern France to a first-half Burak Yilmaz penalty. Lille had given themselves a chance of salvaging the tie following their 2-0 defeat in the first leg at Stamford Bridge last month, but Christian Pulisic equalised on the night in first-half stoppage time and captain Azpilicueta got the winner in the 71st minute. The reigning Ligue 1 champions go out, and following Paris Saint-Germain's stunning exit last week it means there will be no French club in Friday's draw for the Champions League quarterfinals. In contrast, defen...
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