JONATHAN GOLDSTEIN has joined Todd Boehly and Hansjorg Wyss in their bid to buy Chelsea, according to reports.
Boehly – who is a part-owner of the LA Lakers and LA Dodgers – announced his interest in buying the Blues along with Swiss billionaire Wyss last week.
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And Goldstein, who has worked with Boehly for eight years, will now support the bid, according to Sky News.
The London-based property developer is co-founder and CEO of Cain International, which has assets worth £8.2billion.
His personal wealth is not known.
Goldstein is said to be a Tottenham fan and tried to buy Spurs in 2014 through Cain.
He was responsible for European Investments at the company but Spurs owners ENIC had no interest in their approach and had no intention of selling the club.
A statement from Goldstein at the time read: “Cain Hoy is permanently financed and we are patient investors.
“This gives us greater flexibility to pursue significant opportunities that need to mature and to develop over time.”
Given Boehly tried to sign Chelsea for £2bn in 2019, the pair have clearly prepared for a possible takeover.
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And they are being aided by Sir Martin Broughton, who played a key role in Fenway Sports Group’s takeover of Liverpool in 2010.
Broughton is deputy chair of International Airlines Group – the parent company of British Airways, Iberia and Vueling – and even acted as Liverpool chairman for six months while that takeover went ahead.
His experience arguably puts the consortium in a better position than rival suitors – Chelsea fan Nick Candy is set to offer Roman Abramovich £2.5bn but is said to still be talking to other investors to back his plan.
Ghanaian gold mine owner Bernard Antwi Boasiako also has pie in the sky ambitions to take over the club given his net worth is a reported £76million.
And while a Saudi group offer credible interest, Chelsea may want to avoid another controversial owner after Abramovich was found to have links with Vladimir Putin and accused of providing steel for the tanks used in the Ukraine invasion.
Turkish tycoon Muhsin Bayrak is also interested in buying Chelsea and has been in talks to do so for the last week, he has claimed.
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