⚽️ #Chelsea (1/7): Hansjörg Wyss is part of a consortium that will acquire @ChelseaFC. But WHO is the Swiss billionaire? And what role did football play in his life? I'm trying to answer these questions in a Thread for you👇
#Chelsea (2/7): Wyss is the most influential Swiss in the world. He has a great political influence and is regarded in America as a puppet master. An article about him appeared in the @nytimes a year ago: «Swiss billionaire quietly becomes an influential force among Democrats».
#Chelsea (3/7): According to the @nytimes, Wyss would have played a not inconsiderable role in the election of U.S. President Joe Biden to the White House. Wyss rarely speaks out publicly and was often described as a «phantom».
#Chelsea (4/7): Wyss took his first steps in a small three-room apartment in Bern's Weissenstein district. He studied civil engineering at the ETH Zurich and later at the renowned Harvard Business School.
#Chelsea (5/7): In 1977, he bought into the orthopedics company Synthes, which turned out to be a goldmine. In 2012, Wyss sold Synthes to U.S. pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson. Today, his estimated net worth is $5,1 billion.
#Chelsea (6/7): Wyss has been a football fan since childhood. As a young boy, he used to play in his spare time in the Weissenstein district. As he got older he lost sight of the game a bit due to academic and professional commitments.
#Chelsea (7/7): His entry into the football business comes as a surprise. In recent years, Wyss has devoted himself to philanthropy: With his Wyss foundation, he is committed to preserving the landscape and protecting species.
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