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All your latest Chelsea headlines on Friday, March 18 with updates on Gary Neville, England and the Champions League quarter-final draw.

So they have to somehow work out a way, bids by Friday is sort of the word on the street." This is the role we see ourselves in this round of eight. Speaking on the Gary Neville podcast, he said: "Chelsea have to be allowed to be sold. Neville says the Government must ease the restrictions they have placed on Chelsea in order for a sale to go through. "The Government has to ease their restrictions to allow the club to be sold and they have to ease their restrictions to allow the club to be operated so that they don't go bust. There are a long list of parties interested in buying the west London club.

It won't just be hard cash that determines the future of one of world football's most prized assets.

Thomas Tuchel was told that Chelsea fans will be barred from their Champions League quarter-final at Stamford Bridge.

Can we speak about it when it is confirmed?" Several interested parties are in the process of submitting bids, but the sale of Chelsea will only be permitted if the UK government can be convinced that Abramovich will not receive any of the proceeds. I was in such a good mood.

Boehly-Wyss-Goldstein consortium · Ricketts family and Ken Griffin · Team Broughton-Coe · Woody Johnson · Nick Candy and partners · Saudi Media Company · Other ...

Candy this week denied he could team up with Boehly, Wyss and Goldstein, with a spokesperson saying Candy did “not want a lifelong Spurs fan as part of the future ownership of Chelsea”. Candy, a Conservative party donor and property developer, has said he would put a fan on the board and his proposals include plans for an expensive redevelopment of Stamford Bridge. He has enlisted the sports advisory and capital solutions firm Tifosy, co-founded by the former Chelsea player and manager Gianluca Vialli. He has acknowledged the need to team up with other investors and sources have said he has been approached by several and has the funds in place to bid. He is the billionaire heir to the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical fortune. Coe is a former Conservative MP and worked closely with Boris Johnson over the 2012 London Olympics, when the prime minister was the mayor of London. The UK government must approve Chelsea’s sale after imposing sanctions on Abramovich, although the process is being overseen by the US bank Raine. The Ricketts family, who announced on Wednesday they would bid on Friday, first made an attempt to buy Chelsea in 2018. The Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss was first to go public regarding Roman Abramovich’s desire to sell and to declare an interest in buying the club.

Christian Pulisic converted a rare Chelsea chance and Cesar Azpilicueta added another goal to help the embattled club progress with a win at Lille.

The defending UCL champions move one step closer to a repeat.

Then, in the 71st minute, Chelsea made the hosts pay for their misses as César Azpilicueta scored to put the result out of reach. After going down a goal thanks to Burak Yilmaz's 38th-minute penalty kick, Chelsea found the motivation needed to kick things into a higher gear. Chelsea moves on to the quarterfinals as the English club looks to repeat as Champions League titleholder.