Nick Candy signs Chelsea legend Gianluca Vialli to help his £2.5bn takeover bid for Premier League club
GIANLUCA VIALLI’S company Tifosoy has been appointed as the lead advisor for Nick Candy’s bid to buy Chelsea.
The British billionaire emerged as an interested party earlier this month.
Candy is reportedly willing to offer Roman Abramovich £2.5billion for the club, including £1.5bn to be spent renovating Stamford Bridge.
And the tycoon has now built on his initial interest by striking an agreement with Tifosy to oversee the takeover process.
The company was co-founded by former Chelsea star Vialli and has worked with big clubs across Europe.
A spokesperson for the bid told SunSport: “The Candy bid has appointed Tifosy to act as lead advisor for the process.
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“Tifosy have worked on some of the top football transactions in Europe including Manchester United, Juventus, AS Roma and Inter Milan.
“The company is co-founded by former professional footballer and truly adored Chelsea player, Gianluca Vialli.
“Their work on the data and business analysis so far has been outstanding.”
The update comes just hours after the Candy team were forced to deny claims they were set to team up with the consortium consisting of Todd Boehly, Hansjorg Wyss and Jonathan Goldstein.
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A statement from the Candy bid said: “This is a completely unsubstantiated rumour.
“There are no talks underway with Nick Candy and the Todd Boehly and Jonathan Goldstein consortium, not least because Mr Candy does not want a lifelong Spurs fan as part of the future ownership of Chelsea Football Club.”
Candy, 49, has reportedly managed to get the funds in place to make a bid for his beloved Chelsea.
And the businessman has promised Chelsea fans a seat on its board if he is successful in his attempts to buy the west London side.