CHELSEA fans have reacted with fury after leaked emails from prospective buyer Joe Ricketts show the Chicago Cubs owner to have said ‘Muslims are my enemy’.
Ricketts is part of a consortium that has thrown its hat into the ring to buy Chelsea alongside billionaire hedge fund tycoon Ken Griffin.
Fuming Chelsea fans have reacted with fury after Ricketts’ racist emails were leakCredit: Getty
But Blues fans have reacted with fury after a number of Ricketts’ racist emails, dated from 2012, were leaked online.
Many Chelsea supporters are strongly opposing the 80-year-old assuming control of the club after reading his appalling comments.
As revealed by Splinter, leaked emails show Ricketts writing: “Christians and Jews can have a mutual respect for each other to create a civil society.
“As you know, Islam cannot do that. Therefore we cannot ever let Islam become a large part of our society.
“Muslims are naturally my (our) enemy due to their deep antagonism and bias against non-Muslims.”
Ricketts also says in an exchange with son Pete, a serving politician, that he believes Islam ‘Is a cult and not a religion’.
He went on to say the religion of Islam is ‘Based on ‘kill the infidel’ a thing of evil’.
The horrific language has led to Chelsea fans calling for Ricketts to be banned from owning the club, with one writing online: “You dare give the license to these lot.”
Another said: “Well, this ain’t a good look. I beg that his bid falls apart. I don’t want him as a owner.”
And a third added: “The Ricketts family must not be allowed anywhere near @ChelseaFC.”
Ricketts has since apologised for the comments, saying: “I deeply regret and apologize for some of the exchanges I had in my emails. Sometimes I received emails that I should have condemned.
“Other times I’ve said things that don’t reflect my value system. I strongly believe that bigoted ideas are wrong.”
A spokesperson for the Ricketts backed consortium confirmed on Sky News a ‘formal bid’ for Chelsea was being prepared for Friday.
But it’s unclear where the bid currently stands after Ricketts’ horrendous comments were made public.
