Peshawar Zalmi’s owner, Javed Afridi, has now set his eyes on stepping into the world of football. According to the Khaleej Times, Javed Afridi has shown his interest in buying one of the most famous and biggest football premier league clubs, Chelsea.
As per reports, English football club Chelsea’s owner, Roman Abramovich, who is a Russian bil-lionaire, has decided to sell his club after mounting pressure over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In this regard, the Spanish sports website Soy Madridista also tweeted on Wednesday.
According to the Khaleej Times, a source re-vealed that Javed Afridi’s team already had a meeting in the UK in connection with buying a football club. “Afridi’s team held a meeting on Wednesday with a sports and legal agency in the UK.
There are a bunch of investors who are interested in Chelsea Football Club,” the source said to Khaleej Times. “They believe it’s the right time and opportunity to invest in football. And someone from Asia should come and invest. They are in negotiation with them right now,” it added further. —Agencies