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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>CEO of the Ineos Group, Sir Jim Ratcliffe\u2019s bid to buy Chelsea has been \u201crejected out of hand\u201d.<\/p>\n

However, Sky Sports reports the 69-year-old remains interested in buying the Premier League club.<\/p>\n

Ratcliffe, who is widely regarded to be Britain\u2019s richest person, submitted a last-minute \u00a34.25 billion bid to buy the Blues on Friday.<\/p>\n

However, it is understood that Ratcliffe has not engaged in the process which has been out by the Raine Group and that makes it difficult for his bid to be considered.<\/p>\n

A consortium led by American businessman Todd Boehly has been picked as the preferred bidders by the Raine Group.<\/p>\n

They have until the end of this week to finalise the terms of an agreement to buy the club.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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