Good morning Chelsea fans
The owners of the Cleveland Cavaliers have joined forces with the consortium led by the Chicago Cubs-owning Ricketts family and the hedge fund tycoon Ken Griffin.
According to Sky News, Rock Entertainment Group have agreed to invest a significant amount of money into a bid.
They are led by businessman Dan Gilbert, who is worth $31billion.
As well as the Cleveland Cavaliers, REG owns the Cleveland Monsters ice hockey team, and the NBA G-League team Cleveland ChargeMeanwhile, Belgium boss Roberto Martinez has hinted Romelu Lukaku might have to quit Chelsea this summer – for his World Cup good.
The £97m striker has struggled for game-time under Thomas Tuchel since Christmas, after being forced into a public apology for his Italian TV interview in which he signalled his unhappiness at the Bridge.
And while Martinez said he had no inkling that Lukaku wants out of SW6, he agreed he was one of the Belgian stars who may be considering his future in the summer.
And amusingly, Thomas Tuchel blamed lack of maturity, tired legs and the British weather for Chelsea’s slump against Brentford.
The Blues were stunned 4-1 at Stamford Bridge.