https://www.ineos.com/news/ineos-group/statement-from-ineos-on-the
-acquisition-of-chelsea-fc/
Statement from INEOS on the acquisition of Chelsea FC
Friday, April 29, 2022
Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Chairman of INEOS, has made a formal bid for Chelsea
FC, for ￡4.25bn. ￡2.5bn is committed to the Charitable Trust to support
victims of the war, with ￡1.75bn committed to investment directly into
the club over the next 10 years.
This is a British bid, for a British club.
We believe that a club is bigger than its owners who are temporary
custodians of a great tradition. With responsibility to the fans and the
community.
That is why we are committing to spending ￡1.75bn over 10 years that will
be for the direct benefit of the club.
We will invest in Stamford Bridge to make it a world-class stadium,
befitting of Chelsea FC.
This will be organic and on-going so that we will not move away from the
home of Chelsea and risk losing the support of loyal fans.
We will continue to invest in the team to ensure we have a first class
squad of the world's greatest players, coaches and support staff, in the
men's and women's games.
And we hope to continue to invest in the academy to provide opportunity
for talented youngsters to develop into first class players.
We believe that London should have a club that reflects the stature of the
city. One that is held in the same regard as Real Madrid, Barcelona or
Bayern Munich. We intend Chelsea to be that club.
We are making this investment as fans of the beautiful game – not as a
means to turn a profit. We do that with our core businesses. The club is
rooted in its community and its fans. And it is our intention to invest in
Chelsea FC for that reason.
No further comment will be made from Sir Jim or INEOS during the bidding
process.
https://twitter.com/AbsoluteChelsea/status/1520026489194004480
下午9:05 · 2022年4月29日
Sir Jim Ratcliffe: "We put an offer in this morning. We are the only
British bid. Our motives are simply to try and create a very fine club in
London. We have no profit motive because we make our money in other ways."
[via @TimesSport]
https://twitter.com/Matt_Law_DT/status/1520034473303289857
下午9:37 · 2022年4月29日
Ratcliffe is a Manchester United supporter but has held a Chelsea season
ticket and owns the French club Nice. In March, his spokespeople were
dismissing the idea of him bidding for Chelsea.
https://twitter.com/Matt_Law_DT/status/1520035411661307904
下午9:40 · 2022年4月29日
He lives in Monaco, which was reported to have saved him - wait for it -
￡4bn (pretty much the exact full cost of Chelsea) in tax
https://twitter.com/Matt_Law_DT/status/1520034761993068545
下午9:38 · 2022年4月29日
The @ChelseaSTrust yet to hear from Sir Jim Ratcliffe. Vice-Chair Dom
Rosso said: “The CST are yet to be contacted by Sir Jim Ratcliffe or his
team. If these reports are true, we would welcome dialogue at the earliest
opportunity.”
https://twitter.com/Matt_Law_DT/status/1520036677561028608
下午9:45 · 2022年4月29日
The Chelsea Pitch Owners have also never heard from Sir Jim Ratcliffe or
anybody representing him or Ineos. All the other bidders have put a lot of
time in speaking to both groups.