Josh Harris, who has stakes in the NBA, NHL and Premier League side Crystal Palace, is reportedly targeting an audacious move to buy Chelsea from Roman Abramovich.
The Financial Times report that the American billionaire, 57, is looking into whether he can put together a deal to buy the wantaway Russian owner out.
Harris is one of a number of billionaires to have been linked with the Stamford Bridge club since Abramovich announced his intentions to sell up.
Fellow NBA owner Vivek Ranadive, who owns the Sacremento Kings, is among the pool of reported bids, LA Dodgers stakeholder Todd Boehly and Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss are said to be leading a consortium while Turkish billionaire Muhsin Bayrak has claimed he is in talks to buy the club.