Swiss billionaire Wyss says he's considering Abramovich offer to buy PL club Chelsea
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Swiss business tycoon Hansjoerg Wyss is considering buying football club Chelsea from Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, Wyss told Swiss newspaper Blick.Wyss is a Swiss-born businessman that currently "Abramovich is currently trying to sell all his villas in England. He also wants to get rid of Chelsea quickly now. I, along with three other people, received an offer on Tuesday to buy Chelsea from Abramovich," Blick quoted Wyss as saying in an interview published on Wednesday. The Russian owner has been at the helm of the club for almost 20 years, but ties with his home country have been questioned off late following the Russia-Ukraine conflict.Abramovich had taken over the control at Chelsea in 2003. Under his reign, the Blues managed to win five Premier League titles and two Champions League titles. The Champions League final has also been moved out of Russia and it will now take place in Paris.Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday had announced a military operation in Ukraine and warned other countries that any attempt to interfere with the Russian action would lead to "consequences they have never seen."