Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss is apparently one of a number of individuals who have been offered the chance to buy Chelsea.
He has claimed that current owner Roman Abramovich has offered him the opportunity to purchase the west London club, amid the Russian’s decision to step back from the day-to-day running of the club.
Any purchase would certainly be a sliding doors moment for Chelsea, with Abramovich having owned the club since his big-money takeover in 2003 and the subsequent fortunes that he has poured in since.
Of course there appears to be plenty of work to do on any takeover, football.london has taken a look at who Hansjorg Wyss is and what he would bring to Stamford Bridge.
Who is Hansjorg Wyss?
Hansjorg Wyss, is an 86-year-old Swiss investor, who was born in Bern in 1935.
He received a master’s degree in civil and structural engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich in 1959, whilst following that with an MBA from Harvard Business School six years later.
He has been claimed to be ‘one of the most philanthropic people in the world’ due to his work in environmental protection, as well as scientific research.
Wyss currently lives in Wymoning.
What does he do?
Throughout his working career, the Swiss has been involved in plenty of businesses.
After initially being involved in the steel industry - as well as selling aeroplanes - Wyss founded the biotech company Synthes USA in 1977.
He served as worldwide CEO and chairman up until 2007, with a $20.2 billion (£15.1 billion) sale to Johnson & Johnson in 2012 ending his association with the company.
As it stands, he has never had any involvement within sport - and indeed football. He currently boasts a fortune of $5.1 billion (£3.8 billion) according to Forbes.
What has he said?
Speaking in an interview with Blick, Wyss has claimed that he has the opportunity to purchase Chelsea but signalled that Abramovich would have to lower his demands first.
He said: "[Abramovich] wants to get rid of Chelsea quickly. I and three other people received an offer on Tuesday to buy Chelsea from Abramovich.
"I have to wait four to five days now. Abramovich is currently asking far too much. You know, Chelsea owe him £2billion [it is £1.5billion]. But Chelsea has no money. That means: those who buy Chelsea should compensate Abramovich.
"As of today, we don't know the exact selling price. I can well imagine starting at Chelsea with partners. But I have to examine the general conditions first. But what I can already say: I'm definitely not doing something like this alone. If I buy Chelsea, then with a consortium consisting of six to seven investors."
