The Ricketts family's role has been revealed as their bid to takeover Chelsea Football Club has been rea se sed and changed slightly.Ever since sanctions were placed on Blues owner Roman Abramovich by the UK Bogdan Bogdanovic Jersey government for his 'close ties' with Vladimir Putin, the west London side has been on the market accepting takeover bids.With the shortlist of prospective Justin James Jersey owners now shortlisted down to four parties, the Ricketts family have emerged as strong contenders to take over, which has been met with some controversy.As reports, the Ricketts family are currently in talks with potential new investors to boost their bid for the European champions.The family had already added Dan Gilbert, owner of the Cory Joseph Jersey Cleveland Cavaliers, and billionaire Ken Griffin to their consortium, but there remains the prospect of adding more equity investors.It was confirmed over the weekend that the Ricketts family would not hold the controlling stake in Chelsea, should they win the bid. However, they would still take on the running and operational control of the club.Scroll to ContinueAs previously reported, by , the family offered eight commitments they pledged to fulfil, should they win the bid to take over the club.This seemed DaQuan Jeffries Jersey to be in an attempt to tame the backlash they had received for launching their bid, with many Blues fans opposed due to comments made by the family members in the past.Manager Thomas Tuchel appears to be in support of the fans for criticising the prospective new owners on this i sue. . Follow Absolute Chelsea on: Jahmi'us Ramsey Jersey | | |