Mortgage boss Dan Gilbert in Chelsea FC bid

Accordingly, Abramovich announced that he would sell the club last month. KPMG has valued the club that he bought for just under $200 million at around $2.1 billion. Abramovich is reputed to be ‘worth’ $13.7 billion.

There has been a rush of suitors, most notably a bid headed by Ken Griffith, a billionaire hedge fund founder. And over the weekend, news is breaking that the Rock Entertainment Group, headed by Dan Gilbert, has joined the bid consortium.

Dan Gilbert is one of the richest people in the US, and is well known for being the founder of Rocket Mortgage. Last year, the online mortgage provider closed $351 billion in mortgage volume.

Gilbert, whose wealth is valued at $31 billion by Forbes, already owns a number of sports teams, including the Cleveland Cavaliers (Basketball), Cleveland Monsters (Ice Hockey), Cleveland Charge (Basketball) and has considerable exposure to e-sports. 

Bidders for the British football giant have until April 11 to submit their final bids.