In an interview with Swiss newspaper Blick, the 86-year-old admitted his hobby in buying the Stamford Bridge membership from Roman Abramovich, however handiest as a part of a consortium.
Chelsea didn’t reply to CNN’s request for remark.
Abramovich has lately introduced plans to offer the “stewardship” of the membership over to trustees of the membership’s charitable basis.
Wyss says he and 3 other folks gained an be offering to shop for Chelsea from Abramovich, however there’s no fastened promoting worth, in keeping with the Swiss newspaper.
Wyss is quoted within the interview as pronouncing, “I’ve to attend 4 to 5 days now. Abramovich is these days asking a long way an excessive amount of. You understand, Chelsea owes him two billion. However Chelsea has no cash.”
Wyss, who based scientific software company Synthes USA, insisted within the Blick interview he may handiest believe a deal for Chelsea with a grab of funding companions.
“I will smartly consider beginning at Chelsea with companions. However I’ve to inspect the overall prerequisites first. However what I will already say: I am indisputably now not doing one thing like this by myself. If I purchase Chelsea, then with a consortium consisting of six to seven traders,” Wyss instructed the newspaper.
Since Abramovich took over the membership in 2003, Chelsea has gained 17 primary trophies, together with two Champions League trophies and 5 Premier League titles. The Blues are these days Champions League holders after beating Manchester Town on the finish of closing season.
In the meantime, fellow Premier League membership Everton has suspended all industrial sponsorship preparations with Russian firms owned by way of Alisher Usmanov with speedy impact on Wednesday.
A observation posted at the membership’s web site mentioned: “Everybody at Everton stays stunned and saddened by way of the appalling occasions unfolding in Ukraine. This tragic scenario will have to finish once conceivable, and to any extent further lack of lifestyles will have to be have shyed away from.
“The avid gamers, training personnel and everybody running at Everton is offering complete beef up to our participant Vitalii Mykolenko and his circle of relatives and can proceed to take action.
“The Membership can verify that it has suspended with speedy impact all industrial sponsorship preparations with the Russian firms USM, Megafon and Yota,” the observation concluded.
USM Holdings sponsors the membership’s coaching floor, Finch Farm, whilst Megafon sponsors Everton ladies’s shirts.
