Chelsea have released a statement in response to UK sanctions and have confirmed they will seek amendments to the government’s operating licence.An announcement on Thursday confirmed Roman Abramovich has been sanctioned by the UK Government, freezing the billionaire’s planned sale of Chelsea. The 55-year-old Russian-Israeli businessman put Chelsea up for sale on March 2 in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Boris Johnson’s Government has now frozen all his UK assets, including Chelsea, which he has owned since 2003. Abramovich has always denied any current political links to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
But Chelsea have been given a special licence to continue operating. However, the proposed sale of the club is now on hold.
The club’s hierarchy are looking at ways to ease the burden under the licence. And will no doubt look f …
- March 11, 2022
