The £4.25billion sale of Chelsea to a US consortium led by tycoon Todd Boehly is expected to be approved by the UK Government in the next 24 hours.
On Monday night, Whitehall were finalising the remaining issues linked to the Blues takeover, with the deal expected to be given the final green light by Government officials as early as Tuesday morning.
The final details being ironed out on Monday night were linked to the fact current owner Roman Abramovich holds a Portuguese passport meaning the the takeover is required to be approved by authorities there, too.
Ministers are in talks with their Portuguese and European Commission counterparts to provide them with the assurances they need to approve the deal.