Chelsea takeover: New owners have been told what they need to bring to Stamford Bridge
Pat Nevin has opened up and sent a clear message to the potential new owners that want to buy
Chelsea in the coming weeks.
Chelsea have been in the headlines constantly over the past few weeks as many fans are now
wondering what will happen to the club, who will take over from Roman Abramovic, and will
there still be players arriving on a regular basis.
That has been as many as 20 billionaires, and one trillionaire backed group, who have
submitted offers to the Chelsea board, but nothing has been concrete just yet, leaving
the club in lingo much longer than they need.
But as there are reports that deals are edging closer, Nevin has opened up and told the new
owners what they need to bring to the club, Speaking with Sky Sports, the 58-year-old
said: “First of all, bring a level of security around the club to make sure there isn’t
a fear around the club.
Around the rest of the club like people who work in the club shop, that’s the one that
kind of jumps out on you.
There’s up to 800 people or more people that actually work at the club and a lot of
them are very, very worried just now.
“Get that set and make sure then you go forward.
There may well be a new structure at the club and you’ll look at the very top of the club,
maybe slight changes in the board, there may not be changes in the board but certainty
of where you’re going with both of them is important.
“And then when the owners come in you have to make decisions on ‘okay, what’s the
direction’?
Are you going to try and be a world class club like Chelsea have been for many years
now or are you going to manage it, because remember Roman Abramovich, the £1.5billion
he funnelled into the club, not every owner is going to be able to do that.
It’s very, very unusual.”
He continued: “It’s nice to see some names that I know and some names that love Chelsea.
John Terry ’s name has been mentioned very recently.
Daniel Finkelstein I know is a big, big fan.
Sebastian Coe is a guy I know well, brilliant, lovely, fantastic fan who’s got Chelsea
at his heart.
“Barbara Charone is someone else who may not be that well known out of the music industry
and Chelsea fans as well but someone I’ve known for many, many years back to when I
played for it, that long ago.
“So there’s a lot of people who have Chelsea at heart and there is a lot of money there.
“It’s not the biggest bid, it’s the right bid.
The one that makes you sure that Chelsea going forward can be a) safe but b) can feel comfortable
within itself.”