He can't have both. He'll have to offload his Palace stake if he wants to buy Chelsea. Could perhaps see Textor snapping his share up.

Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!

I think Harris and all the other billionaires smell a bargain they are assuming that RA will be forced to sell at a cut price which is not necessarily the case.

If RA holds out for market value I suspect that many of those who are claimed to be interested will disappear.

Harris is a businessman with no affiliation to our club so why we would he want not buy a bigger higher profile club if it was a bargain. He has seen how Palace are financially run so I assume he now has a good idea of how to run a football club.

Anyway let's hope it is just paper talk.

One more point

I think the fly in the ointment here isn't what RA wants but what he's allowed. If the present status quo remains then I agree; he'll hold out for market value. However, if the war continues for much longer and the noose around Russian-owned assets tightens further, he may be forced into a fire sale. None of us can really predict what happens next.

As for Harris, I agree that buying a bigger, higher-profile club is in some ways attractive but on the other hand, it also requires far more investment. A Rolls Royce is nicer than a Ford. It also costs a hell of a lot more to maintain and run.

What disappoints me a bit is that for years, we've heard how Palace (if well run, which we now are) have all the makings of being a bigger club. We're in London. We have a large swathe of South London (at least in theory) to ourselves so we have a huge population of latent support to tap. Suddenly, we're an established Prem team with a very exciting young squad most of whom are tied up on contracts.

Surely, investing in the new stand rather than buying another club altogether for far, far more money than it would cost to rebuild the Old Stand would put Harris (and our other owners) in a position to really get a serious return on their investment in Palace? If we can add to the squad we have now (sweeping changes not required) and maybe even get into Europe (not impossible), then with the new stand and added capacity/boxes/revenue our future should look very bright indeed. I'm not sure why a savvy investor would walk away from that for the much larger risk of post-RA Chelsea. And honestly, good luck to anyone who does buy Chelsea. Dealing with their supporter's expectations post-Abramovich isn't going to be fun for anyone who doesn't have very deep pockets indeed. RA has set a bar that's almost impossible to follow.

Sydenham by birth. Selhurst by the Grace of God.

The value will be determined by the terms of the deal which will be very closely guarded. Where will the money be paid. Guaranteed most will not be disclosed. The press will pick up a few inaccurate numbers circulated by hooky lawyers and that will be that. And if you think the top end of this planet is straight then dream on. They are all as bent as nine Bob notes and because they are all in it they all walk free.
And I mean from the very top down including our little porker at the helm.
I mean think about it. Why would two people who don’t even live here exchange funds under our tax jurisdiction ?
The world is a very bad place.

Just a thought, but on the off-chance that Harris and Blitzer do end up buying Chelsea and the result is that we're put back on the market, we ought to be a pretty attractive investment right now. The leg-work has been done; we're an established Prem Club with a promising manager and a very exciting young squad most of whom are tied up contractually. Yes, the ground needs investment but in every other sense, we're in a good place. And, of course, we're in London. None of the other big clubs are for sale and Everton and Newcastle are now off the table too. The world isn't short of billionaires and if you are one who wants into the Premier League (and there seem to be a few who fit that description), Palace right now are probably, maybe along with West Ham, about the most attractive option you'll find. And we also come armed with a CEO who knows how to run your football club for you. While no one wants to disruption, we could lose our investors and still end up considerably better off.

Sydenham by birth. Selhurst by the Grace of God.