News is spreading on social media
that Javed Afridi, owner of Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise Peshawar
Zalmi, is buying famous English football club Chelsea and today we will talk
about the same topic that is Javed Afridi really buying football club Chelsea
and who is javed afridi?
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| Who is Javed Afridi in the race to buy famous English football club Chelsea? |
Pakistan Super
League (PSL) franchise Peshawar Zalmi owner Javed Afridi race to buy football
club Chelsea
J(caps)aved Afridi,
owner of Pakistan Super League franchise Peshawar Zalmi, has expressed interest
in buying renowned English club Chelsea.
Roman Abramovich,
owner of the well-known English football club Chelsea, has reportedly offered
his team for sale due to mounting pressure on him as the Russian owner of the
Premier League franchise following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
The Spanish
sports website and the Khaleej Times reported that Javed Afridi, owner of
Peshawar Zalmai, was interested in buying a football team for which he had
recently visited the UK.
Pues parece que el pakistanà @JAfridi10 es el primer colocado para intentar comprar el Chelsea a Abramovichhttps://t.co/n4NmTXYpa2
— www.soymadridista.com (@soymadridista) March 2, 2022
According to the
report, Javed Afridi’s team met with a sports and legal agency in the UK on
Wednesday afternoon and a group of investors interested in buying the
well-known club.
The team has won
five Premier League titles, five FA Cups and two Champions League titles since
Roman Abramovich bought Chelsea in 2003.
According to the
French news agency AFP, Abramovich is reportedly planning to sell Chelsea FC to
Russian President Vladimir Putin, fearing sanctions from the British government
over his personal and business ties.
Who is Javed
Afridi? | Javed Afridi Short Biography
Javed Afridi, CEO
of Pakistan’s famous electronic Haier home appliances company and owner of
Pakistan Super League franchise, was born on August 14, 1985 in Bara Khyber
Agency. Bara Khyber Agency is located in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa(KPK) province
of Pakistan.
He received his
early education from Edward College, Peshawar. He later moved to London to
study and did an MBA from Oxford University.
Javed Afridi’s
father’s name is Haji Sabil Khan Afridi and Javed Afridi belongs to a business
family and his family is involved in politics as well as business. His uncle Ayub
Afridi and his cousin Mirza Afridi are both senators.
Javed Afridi
gained fame when he bought Peshawar Zalmi’s franchise in Pakistan Super League
and Javed Afridi’s friendship with West Indies cricketer Darren Sammy was
highly appreciated on social media.