{"id":1031109,"date":"2022-03-22T21:08:01","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T21:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/03\/22\/nick-candy-increases-bid-for-club-after-korean-partner\/"},"modified":"2022-03-22T21:08:01","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T21:08:01","slug":"nick-candy-increases-bid-for-club-after-korean-partner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/03\/22\/nick-candy-increases-bid-for-club-after-korean-partner\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Candy increases bid for club after Korean partner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/skynews-nick-candy-chelsea_5704998-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Nick Candy\" title=\"Nick Candy\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nick Candy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Nick Candy has improved his British-led bid to buy Chelsea Football Club following the addition of another large international backer to his Blue Football Consortium.<\/p>\n<p>Candy submitted a bid of over \u00a32billion to The Raine Group last Friday but is now known to have increased this significantly after another large Korean financial institution joined his consortium over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Proof of the additional funds has been sent to The Raine Group and is a huge boost to Candy\u2019s bid, which is highly tipped to be one of the few preferred bids to make the shortlist.<\/p>\n<p>The Raine Group is now meeting to draw up a shortlist of the preferred bidders for Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>A decision on that shortlist is expected either on Monday evening or early on Tuesday and the process to sell the club is likely to take at least another month.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Candy also revealed on Monday that he has held initial discussions with tech platform PrimaryBid, with a view to potentially considering a community enfranchisement model for Chelsea as he doubles down on his commitment to involve fans in the future of the club.<\/p>\n<p>The PrimaryBid platform would enable all stakeholders of Chelsea \u2013 including employees and fans \u2013 to have access to buy a stake in the club.<\/p>\n<p>Candy commented: \u201cThis remains a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to give football back to the fans and put them at the heart of the operations and strategy of Chelsea Football Club. We are committed to preserving the incredible legacy of the club and to promoting community involvement, and we can provide the financial stability to ensure the future growth of the club on the world stage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"jk52ZFzr0f8\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NDC Launches Tein Digital App to Mobilize Youth and Students Front -  Adom TV (22-3-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jk52ZFzr0f8?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nick Candy Nick Candy has improved his British-led bid to buy Chelsea Football Club following the addition of another large international backer to his Blue Football Consortium. 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