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(Reuters) – Three bids have been made to purchase English Premier League membership Chelsea by consortiums led by British property developer Nick Candy, Chicago Cubs homeowners the Ricketts household and the pairing of Sir Martin Broughton and Lord Sebastian Coe.
U.S. financial institution Raine Group has been overseeing the sale course of since earlier than former proprietor Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich was sanctioned by the British authorities and had set a 2100 GMT deadline on Friday for bids to be made.
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(Reporting by Peter Hall; Editing by Sandra Maler)
