Football British government blocks Roman Abramovich’s plans to sell Chelsea – oligarchs’ assets are frozen and tickets are no longer allowed to sell

Football The owner of Chelsea, who plays in the Premier League Roman Abramovich intentions to sell the club is so far impossible. The British government has frozen oligarch British assets due to the war in Ukraine.

As a companion, Chelsea will be allowed to continue to operate and pay salaries to its players and staff, but there will be restrictions on operations.

Tickets are not allowed to be sold for the time being, nor are club accessories such as jerseys. Season card holders can attend matches. In addition, the club will not be able to buy or sell players or enter into new player contracts for the time being.

The Guardian according to Abramovich is classified as a pro-Kremlin oligarch. According to documents published by the British government, Abramovich has had close relations with the Russian president Vladimir Putin for decades.

The documents state that this is a relationship with a person involved in the subversion of the Ukrainian state, the violation of territorial integrity and the undermining of independence.

Britannian the government states that the connection to the Kremlin has involved obtaining an economic or other material advantage from Putin and the Russian government.

According to the government, this includes, among other things, corporate tax breaks and the purchase of shares at a favorable price.

Abramovich has repeatedly denied contacting Putin or the Russian state or doing anything to deserve sanctions.

In addition to Abramovich, the British government froze the assets of six other Russian oligarchs.

Abramovich put Chelsea up for sale last week. There have been several people interested in buying the club. The cost is estimated at around £ 3 billion.