Raine had been commissioned to guide the sale method by means of Roman Abramovich before the Russian was hit through UK authorities sanctions closing month over his connections to Vladimir Putin.
The European champions have seeing that been working beneath a unique licence that limits their capacity to promote tickets, products and function within the transfer market.
Chelsea gained 19 main trophies during Abramovich's 19-year reign and will add any other when they face Liverpool in subsequent month's FA Cup final.
However, the effect of the sanctions is starting to show, with rows of empty seats in the home cease for Arsenal's 4-2 win at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.
The club also can not offer new contracts -- defenders Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen are in all likelihood to leave at the quit of the season on loose transfers.
The wish is that new proprietors could be in vicinity via the end of the marketing campaign.
None of the 3 bids is anticipated to run into hassle passing the Premier League's owners' and administrators' test or in search of UK government approval.
Soft loans totalling £1.Five billion ($1.Nine billion) from Abramovich have fuelled Chelsea's fulfillment during the last two many years but he's going to now not claim that money returned and could now not acquire price range from the sale even as sanctioned.
Despite the ones losses and the want for an expensive stadium improve to match their popularity as one in every of Europe's pinnacle golf equipment, the sale is ready to attract a international-document price for a sports activities club of an estimated £2.5 billion.
AFP Sport appears at the 3 bids at the desk.
