Vivek Ranadive, the owner of basketball side Sacramento Kings, is readying a bid to buy Chelsea from Roman Abramovich.
According to Sportico, Ranadive is putting the finishing touches to the proposal he will submit to Abramovich to try and take over the Stamford Bridge club.
Ranadive bought control of the Kings at a $534million (£407m) valuation back in 2013 and at their last valuation by Sportico are now worth £2.06billion.
Ranadive is a respected owner in the NBA and works on committees that help shape the future direction of the league.