Thomas Tuchel has admitted he "didn't know" that the deadline for interested parties to bid for Chelsea Football Club had been extended. News broke earlier on Friday that the official deadline for offers has been extended until April 14.
"I didn't know this. It is what it is. It's the process," the Blues boss said on the deadline being extended. "I'm sure the people will take care of the process, our board, the government, and on the other side, the people who make the bid, and they take care as fast as possible.
"It's none of my business, actually, it's not an upset. As I've said before, I'm not involved in the daily process. It's not a concern, and we can handle it."
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This follows the news that US billionaire Mark Walter has joined the Todd Boehly-led consortium that is one of the front-runners in the race to buy Chelsea. Walter and Boehly already run a baseball franchise, the LA Dodgers together, so the experience is there.
With Chelsea losing their last two matches against Brentford and Real Madrid, respectively, while conceding seven goals in the process, Tuchel was asked whether the off-field events impact the players. He denied it, though.
"It would be a big surprise," the Chelsea manager said. "We proved actually it's not like this, and why should it be different now?
"Nothing has changed in our life, nothing has changed here at Cobham, so there is no reason why it suddenly should have an impact. I don't look for any excuse in these circumstances."
Chelsea travels to Southampton on Saturday afternoon in the Premier League as they look to take a step closer to cementing a top-four spot with Arsenal and Tottenham now hot on the Blues' heels. Tuchel is still confident his side can finish in a Champions League place.
He said: "I am absolutely confident. But it is not a given."
