With his offer to purchase Chelsea for $3.1 billion (£2.4 million), a Ghanaian billionaire hopes to become the first African owner of an English Premier League club.
Chairman Wuntumi, also known as Bernard Antwi Bosiako, is a gold-mine owner and politician whose rumoured offer has surprised many Ghanaians, given his lack of celebrity in the sporting world.
He makes money by mining gold and owns radio and television stations. He has kept his net worth a secret.
He is the chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party’s Ashanti regional branch.
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, UK sanctions were imposed on Chelsea’s Russian owner Roman Abramovich, however, his ambitions to sell the club were put on hold for the time being due to asset restrictions imposed by the government.
Mr. Bosiako said in a previous statement that his lawyers and transaction experts were in London to begin talks with Chelsea’s owners.
Top footballers such as Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United and Lionel Messi of Paris Saint-Germain are among those he stated he hopes to sign if his bid is successful.
BBC
