Lewis Hamilton and Serena Williams have joined one of three shortlisted bids for Chelsea Football Club as the auction for the English Premier League side enters its final stages.
The British Formula One driver and the US tennis legend are backing the bid led by City grandee Martin Broughton and private equity billionaires Josh Harris and David Blitzer, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Hamilton and Williams have joined the bidding to acquire Chelsea from sanctioned Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, who is selling the club as a result of Russia’s war against Ukraine. The club has a global profile as one of the best-known teams in the Premier League, and its sale is attracting some of the world’s richest investors.