A Swiss billionaire worth £5.1BN who founded a world leading maker of implants to mend bone fractures - and one of the 'most philanthropic people in the world' who has NEVER invested in sport: Who is Hansjorg Wyss, the 86-year-old looking to buy Chelsea?

Swiss medical magnate Hansjorg Wyss insists he has been given the opportunity to buy Chelsea as part of a consortium of 'six or seven investors' with Russian owner Roman Abramovich looking to sell.

The 86-year-old, worth a reported £5.1bn, has admitted interest in purchasing the reigning European champions.

'Abramovich is trying to sell all his villas in England, he also wants to get rid of Chelsea quickly,' Wyss told Swiss newspaper Blick. 'I and three other people received an offer on Tuesday to buy Chelsea from Abramovich.

'I can well imagine starting at Chelsea with partners.