Chelsea takeover bidding war just got more interesting, as it involved not only businessmen, but people from different sports too, like Formula 1 and tennis. After news broke that Lewis Hamilton and Serena Williams are interested to join the consortium led by Sir Martin Broughton, the England race driver confirmed it to Reuters today, while his arch rival Max Verstappen used the opportunity to mock him over his Arsenal roots. Lewis “The Chelsea rumors are true. I I am a fan of football as a child, I have been playing since I was 4 years old. I remember that at 5/6 years, I was supporting Arsenal, while my uncle supported Chelsea. In general,however, I am a sports fan.”#EmiliaRomagna @LewisHamilton pic.twitter.com/6DZHXhIqqm— Lewis Hamilton 💜 (@teamlhgreece_) April 22, 2022 According to Sky News, the seven-time Formula One champion Sir Lewis Hamilton and the 23-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams are ready to pledge 13 million USD each in a joint deal with Broughton, the former chairman of British Airways and Liverpool FC. Hamilton’s PR team was then forced to admit the news, but said that the sum is not correct, and the Formula 1 driver then confirmed the news himself. “When I was young, around the corner from where I lived I used to play football with all the kids and I really wanted to fit in. I remember switching between the teams and getting it wrong, and my sister Sam punching me several times in the arm, basically beating me and saying you have to support Arsenal” Hamilton told reporters at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, and also added that his uncle Terry was a big Chelsea fan, however, and they had been to plenty of games between the two sides. A duo of sport celebrities to take part in the Chelsea buyout sagaAnd the initial news from Sky Sports that Hamilton was ready to put his money into the Chelsea bid immediately arose his fiercest rival Max Verstappen, who quickly used the opportunity to mock the Englishman. “I am a PSV fan and I would never buy Ajax. And if I were going to buy a football club I would want to be the full owner and to take the decisions myself, not own just a tiny percentage. I thought he was an Arsenal fan, no? If you are an Arsenal fan going for Chelsea, that is quite interesting. But everyone does what they want with their money so let’s see what comes out of it” said the Dutch. Serena Williams and Sir Lewis Hamilton will invest $26M into Sir Martin Broughton’s bid to buy Chelsea, reports @SkyNews pic.twitter.com/lky9iWXrWo— B/R Football (@brfootball) April 21, 2022 Lewis Hamilton also confirmed that he was in touch with Serena Williams and added that clubs aside, he is interested to invest in sports. “Ultimately I’m a sporting fan. It’s the biggest sport in the world and Chelsea is one of the biggest clubs and most successful. Serena and I are constantly in touch… we spoke about it, she asked me what my thoughts were on it and I told her I’m going to be a part of it and she was excited to join. At the moment my primary focus is continuing in Formula One… but there’s lots of opportunities to get more and more involved over time, which is super-exciting” said Formula One’s former champion.
