John Terry and Claire Rafferty are 'fronting up' a £250 consortium called 'True Blue' in a bid to secure a 10 per cent stake in Chelsea, according to Goal. A deadline for bids has been set for this March 18 at 9 pm UK time, when a list of prospective bidders will be shaved down to just three suitors before deciding the best offer to be accepted.
Goal adds that the Chelsea and England all-timers face stern competition from as many as 27 different bids for the west London side, but only ten could be substantial enough to consider. A consortium led by Hansjörg Wyss, Todd Boehly and Jonathan Goldstein has reportedly submitted an offer in the region of £2bln meanwhile there is also interest from Woody Johnson, the owner of the NFL's New York Jets, the Ricketts family, who own the MLB's Chicago Cubs, British property tycoon Nick Candy and Saudi Media.
Despite not having the billions to compete for undisputed ownership, Terry and Rafferty's prospective offer could have the minerals which unlock doors that money can not. So, we Carefree Chelsea at football.london, explored the four things that would definitely happen to the west London side if they took the helm at Stamford Bridge.
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NFT Tickets
Terry has become synonymous in recent times for his partnership with 'Ape Kids Football Club' non-fungible tokens, otherwise known as NFTs. AN NFT is a digital unit of data that can be bought and sold - like a stock - that is visualised as a unique image, almost like a QR code, but only the owner can reap its uses and benefits.
The 41-year burst onto Twitter in November 2021, and his hot takes, excellent insight and interactions with users quickly won the hearts of fans. However, it wasn't long until the former Chelsea captain - among former players who had bought into Terry's scheme - began to plaster advertisement for NFTs across social media.
Earlier this month, The Athletic revealed that Terry's NFT plummeted in value by 90 per cent. England internationals Tammy Abraham and Ashley Cole quietly deleted their endorsements amid the growing division of opinion among fans on the said scheme.
However, if Terry and Rafferty were to win their ten per cent share in the Blues, Chelsea fans could expect tickets to be transformed into NFTs and while the principle actually makes sense, managing the varying value of said NFT could be dangerous.
Boardroom overhaul of former players
Now, imagine a boardroom of John Terry, Joe Cole, Didier Drogba, Rafferty, Karen Carney and Eniola Aluko joining Petr Cech, the Chelsea dream team! The Blues would become the most tight-knit football clubs in Europe where every goal and trophy is celebrated as much off the pitch as on the pitch.
The Chelsea DNA would be painted into the walls of whoever wins the remaining 90% share - what a welcome that would be for any potential signings when walking through the doors of Cobham.
Chelsea begin to keep hold prospective world-class centre-backs
Over the last year or so, Chelsea have had a subconscious habit of wrongfully letting go of some of Europe's most exciting centre-backs. Marc Guehi, Fikayo Tomori, Kurt Zouma and Nathan Ake have all departed the club, raising questions whether it's a problem the club needs to address or pure coincidence.
Andreas Christensen, who, according to Fabrizio Romano, is also set to make way this summer, bringing the total to five good players who the Blues could've done with. Of course, not all of whom aforementioned could have logistically stayed, but with Terry and Rafferty with a finger in the pie, you'd hope that their presence could resolve this question mark.
More so to the point, under no circumstance should Chelsea have let Tomori go. Let alone Guehi.
Greater number of Cobham graduates in the first-team
With Terry and Rafferty in the boardroom, there would likely be an even greater emphasis on channelling Cobham graduates into Thomas Tuchel's first team. The Surrey-based academy is one of the world's hotspots for developing the next generation of exciting talent, so it's only right that the club utilises this to the best of its ability.
This is an entirely speculative opinion, but I wouldn't be surprised if the business partners introduced under-23 and/or 'b team' sides into the EFL, whether it be the Championship, League One, League Two or National League.
