League inside a live from the Etihad, David big game, of
course, coming up there later today, but first, it seems, we
can't talk to you and not touch on the Chelsea and the ship. We
did
see David Bowie at Sanford bridge for the first time
yesterday. So, are we close? Do you think to this deal getting
finalized?
Yeah. Hi Cara. This is nearly done now and that's the most
important thing to tell our audiences because we've been
reporting this on MBC throughout the process. But
Chelsea are now on the verge of being sold, an agreement has
been reached and signed with the Consortium led by the LA
Dodgers co-owner
Todd bully as you say, he was there at Stamford Bridge
yesterday. He's been at Stamford Bridge on a number of
occasions, not only four matches but also for talks with
the Chelsea hierarchy and of all of them.
Consortiums. Bidding for Chelsea. He has come out on
top. All the approvals are in place from the people selling
the club, which is rain Bank, the New York Merchant Bank and
also Chelsea as a club Roman Abramovich their departing
owner, but it still needs to be
approved by the British government. Of course, Chelsea
are currently a frozen asset
amid. The restrictions placed on Roman Abramovich
for alleged links to Vladimir Putin in the war in Ukraine,
but also a Approval from the Premier League via their owners
and directors test, which I think will be no problem at
all.
Now, his Consortium are going to be paying
around 2.5
billion British pounds for the shares of Chelsea that will go
into a frozen pot and given at some point to charity. And then
an extra 1.75 billion pounds for investment in the stadium
in the club, on the men's side, the women's side and the
academy.
So it's a massive deal worth Four Points. In 25 billion
pounds 2.5 billion dollars
and that makes it one of the biggest sales of a sports franchise
in history. So that's the magnitude of this Chelsea can.
Now press ahead with some clarity
as part of the deal. I should say there. Are you sure
entities that they the new owners won't take dividends out
of the club for 10 years that they won't laid in the club
with debt and that is crucial here because we've seen some
debt-laden buyouts in the past,
but Chelsea can now look towards a brighter future. If
this deal gets completed, it's set to be done by the end of
May, when the license they're operating under expires.
Well, massive indeed is the word David. Thank you on that.
Let's switch now to Paul Pogba, some rumors regarding his
future. Perhaps. What? Can you tell us about where he might go
this summer
Cara, the big story here this week emerging from the British
media is that Paul? Pogba has been offered to Manchester
City.
He is going to become a free agent and leave Manchester
United for nothing when his Contract expires this summer.
There's been a lot of speculation about where he
might go with interest from the likes of Paris, Saint-Germain,
Real Madrid, Juventus who he played for before,
and the possibility of him, staying in England has been
mooted for a while, but then boom, it came that Manchester
City have been offered the chance to sign him and that
they would be interested in doing so, but I must tell you
and sorry to
spoil the party, but
it is only going to be done on Manchester City's terms. I'm
not sure whether their offer in terms of a salary
and commissions around. The deal will be suitable for Paul
Pogba and his Camp compared to the offers that he's likely to
get from elsewhere.
And so my information at this point in time Cara
is that this deal is unlikely to happen.
Never Say Never. Let's see what the coming days and weeks bring
but I think it's more probable, that Paul Pogba will go
overseas. If he did come to Manchester City, crossing
the Divide from red to blue, it would be a huge.
Story, one of the biggest transfers
in premier league history.
We've seen Carlos Tevez, do it in the opposite
direction, of course, but let's see how it develops and will
keep you abreast of that more immediately sit here, trying to
close in on the signing of erling Harland. Now, he's
represented by the same people as Pogba. So
the Pogba question probably came up
in those negotiations and that's the backdrop to this
but I think Harlan will be arriving at this stadium and
that brings a lot of excitement for the fans. We've kept you
abreast of those developments. Personal terms are pretty close
to being agreed the last we knew.
And there's a release clause in his contract that Manchester
City a keen to pay. So, they'll hope to take a step closer
towards the Premier League title here, and then potential
arrivals coming to this stadium.
In the months ahead to make them
even stronger for the years in
in ahead. Sorry.