Prospective Chelsea owner Nick Candy has distanced himself from reports that he has sought to team up with the consortium led by Todd Boehly and Tottenham fan Jonathan Goldstein.
There have been suggestions that Candy had reached out to the group, which also includes Swiss businessman Hansjorg Wyss.
But Candy is adamant that is not the case and says he does not want to team up with a Spurs fan to buy Chelsea.
A spokesperson for the Candy bid said: This is a completely unsubstantiated rumour.
There are no talks underway with Nick Candy and the Todd Boehly and Jonathan Goldstein consortium, not least because Mr Candy does not want a lifelong Spurs fan as part of the future ownership of Chelsea Football Club.