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Abramovich confirms Chelsea are up for sale (unknown)

Roman Abramovich has confirmed his intention to sell Chelsea. ESPN reported earlier on Wednesday that the 55-year-old was willing to listen to offers for ...

The site's freehold is held by Chelsea Pitch Owners and would not therefore be included in any sale of the club. However, I do believe this is in the best interest of the club. Chelsea Football Club and its supporters will always be in my heart." "Moreover, I have instructed my team to set up a charitable foundation where all net proceeds from the sale will be donated," continued Abramovich's statement. Abramovich announced his intention to donate profits of any sale -- he bought the club for £140m in 2003 and is owed £1.514bn in loans -- to victims of the Ukraine conflict. He held talks with the Blues and Tottenham but failed to find an agreement with either owner. Abramovich is under pressure to sell because should the U. K. government sanction him, Chelsea could be seized as an asset. He later corrected the record to say he isn't. Well, why on Earth isn't he?" I, along with three other people, received an offer on Tuesday to buy Chelsea from Abramovich," Swiss newspaper Blick quoted Wyss as saying in an interview published Wednesday. I will not be asking for any loans to be repaid. "As I have stated before, I have always taken decisions with the club's best interest at heart. This is a modal window.

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Chelsea: Roman Abramovich's era in numbers as he prepares £3bn ... (Daily Mail)

Over £2BILLION spent on players, 13 different managers, 21 trophies and almost 1,500 Premier League points... Roman Abramovich's 19-year Chelsea era by numbers ...

Antonio Conte (July 2016 - July 2018) The search is now on for his successor, who may have to stump up £3bn (£2.3bn), Abramovich's current price tag. Maurizio Sarri (July 2018 - June 2019) Guus Hiddink (December 2015 - May 2016) Guus Hiddink (February 2009 - May 2009) Jose Mourinho (June 2013 - December 2015) Rafa Benitez (November 2012 - May 2013) Roberto Di Matteo (March 2012 - November 2012) Roman Abramovich's era at Chelsea has come to an abrupt, shuddering end. Carlo Ancelotti (June 2009 - May 2011) Avram Grant (September 2007 - May 2008) Jose Mourinho (June 2004 - September 2007)

PSG director makes Thomas Tuchel claim after Chelsea's ... (Football.London)

Thomas Tuchel was sacked by the French giants before being made manager of Chelsea in February 2021, but PSG chief Leonardo has defended the decision.

This is the choice we made." It was a time (Christmas 2020) where we may not see a future with him. "The question was to know if we were going to the end of the contract without certainty or if we stopped before.

'Escalated incredibly quickly': Why Chelsea billionaire bailed out (Fox Sports)

'Escalated incredibly quickly': Why Chelsea billionaire bailed out.

Provided the information is easily digestible, easily understandable and gives us all the right answers it can be done relatively quickly.” “His support has brought us unparalleled success during his tenure. “It’s unsustainable in the current environment. Chelsea supporters will never forget all he has done for our club. “The government itself knows that he’s been engaged in illicit activity and he’s a person of concern to the government, which is why they’ve not been encouraging him to come to the UK.” Abramovich has pledged to donate the “net proceeds” from the sale of the club to victims of the war.

Report: Roman Abramovich Receives Bids of £3BN to Purchase ... (Sports Illustrated)

Several bids of around £3 billion have been made to purchase Chelsea Football Club, according to reports.

Once all of the bids are made, the team around the sale will 'review the credible bids' to narrow down to list of potential buyers. Abramovich values Chelsea in the region of £4 billion, and as per the PA News Agency, the Russian-born has already received several serious bids for the Club. Roman Abramovich confirmed he would be putting the club up for sale, inviting bids from interested parties, due to believing it would be in the 'best interest of the Club, the fans, the employees, as well as the Club’s sponsors and partners'.

Abramovich selling Chelsea in fallout from Russia's invasion (1 News)

His trophy asset made him a high-profile target for politicians demanding he be included among wealthy and influential Russians hit with British sanctions.

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Chelsea may struggle to find another Abramovich in a different world (The Guardian)

It was, frankly, an incongruous place for a revolution in English football to begin, but it was there in 2003 that Chelsea played their first game under Roman ...

At the very least, football should be contemplating the road that led from Zilina to this absurd situation whereby military decisions taken by foreign governments can have such an impact on an English club, and wondering what it could have done differently. Hemmed in by a cemetery on one side and a railway line on the other, it is very difficult to increase the capacity of Stamford Bridge from 41,800, and various attempts to move over the past 20 years have come to nothing. There’s also the threat of a change to the loan system. But it will be soon and, a couple of months after completing the full set of possible trophies by winning the Club World Cup, the Abramovich era at Chelsea will be over. Around £153m had been spent on players in that first year, £150m would be spent in the second – unprecedented sums at the time – and José Mourinho appointed manager. Their last may come at Norwich in a couple of weeks, or perhaps at home to Brentford a fortnight after that, depending how soon a buyer emerges and how quickly the deal can be finalised.