Crystal Palace could have new majority ownership for the first time since Steve Parish's group bought the club in 2010 as a by-product of the Chelsea takeover battle.
Palace's most recent investor, American technology magnate John Textor, is monitoring the Chelsea sale closely with a view to purchasing the stakes of fellow Palace shareholders Josh Harris and David Blitzer, who would be required to divest of their shares at Selhurst Park immediately should the consortium they are funding succeed in buying Chelsea.
Textor had previously considered an outright bid for Palace before paying £87.