Chelsea put up for sale by the Russian owner, who is already listening to offers

Aware of pressure in the UK to freeze his assets, Russian Roman Abramovich is ready to hear Chelsea’s offers

Roman Abramovich is ready to listen to performances fur Chelsea. This happens when Pressure on their properties increased with Russia’s invasion of UkraineAccording to sources revealed to ESPN.

The 55-year-old businessman tried to separate the club for a final Punishment imposed by the United KingdomAnd the Handing over management to the Blues Charitable Foundation last Saturday (26).

However, sources said ESPN What are these new managers looking for? Legal advice Before responding to Abramovich’s instructions on concerns that the charity is not an appropriate entity to run a football club.

about it, Abramovich is seriously considering selling Chelsea.

This comes at a time when the UK government Pressure is mounting to freeze the assets of Russian citizens who have any connection to Vladimir Putin and who have significant fortunes in England..

Abramovich always He strongly denied any ties with the President of RussiaHe has repeatedly insisted in the past that Chelsea is not for sale. The club did not respond to a request for clarification of this situation when contacted ESPN This is Wednesday.

However, if the UK government moves to punish Abramovich with Freeze your assetsChelsea fits this scenario. This means that The club cannot be sold or money injected, which is something that will have a huge impact on Stamford Bridge.

Roman Abramovich bought Chelsea FC in 2003 for 140 million pounds. The latest club reports show Dion 1.514 billion pounds (about R$10.4 billion) in loans through the parent company Fordstam Ltd.It is controlled by a businessman.

When Chelsea announced their latest accounts, with an extension A loss of 145.6 million pounds (Approximately 1 billion Brazilian riyals) Last season, the club admitted at the time that it counted on him Fordstam Ltd. For your continued financial support.

Swiss billionaire Hansjoerg Weiss said Abramovich reached out to interested parties on Tuesday to discuss potential interest.

“Abramović is currently trying to sell all his villas in England. He also wants to get rid of Chelsea quickly. I, along with three other people, received an offer on Tuesday to buy the club. Blake This is Wednesday.

Sources told ESPN That Abramovich valued Chelsea next door 3 billion pounds (20.6 billion Brazilian reais) For potential buyers in the past.

“Abramović is asking too much right now. You know: Chelsea owes him £2 billion. But Chelsea don’t have the money. In other words, those who buy Chelsea should compensate Abramovich.

American businessman Todd Boyle was interested in buying a club in Premier League Before the coronavirus pandemic, Chelsea and Tottenham were investigated, but their interest was rejected.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Britain’s richest man, according to a Forbes report, has already had preliminary talks with Abramovich about a possible deal.

Bob told Ratcliffe’s brother, who runs his company’s football division BBC Last month they were “too far apart in the ratings”.

Another complicating factor for a potential buyer is the difficulty of renovating Stamford Bridge. Abramovich halted plans to rebuild the 41,800-seat stadium, which included demolishing the existing structure and erecting a 61,000-seat arena, in 2018, around the time his UK investor visa expired.