Abramovich was thought to want $3bn (£2.2bn) for Chelsea, and the American’s first offer was not close to that figure. Abramovich was thought to be open to selling the club due to visa problems stopping him working in the UK. ‘If you look at what the Premier League offers it’s all of those things. One of the great things the Premier League has is that it’s on Saturday morning in America. So you have an uncongested time slot that is now fully dominated by Premier League.

Source: Metro December 11, 2019 23:33 UTC