The Russian owner of Chelsea has put his club up for sale, but Roman Abramovich risks becoming disenchanted with his financial expectations. The expected 3 billion euros do not seem to be there.
A week ago, in the wake of the war unleashed by Russia in Ukraine, some English elected officials put pressure on the government of Boris Johnson to freeze Roman Abramovich’s assets. The businessman is known for his closeness to Vladimir Putin, and at a time when the whole planet has decided to sanction the Russian leader, the boss of Chelsea obviously could not escape this crisis. Even if for the moment the Prime Minister has not taken any financial measures against him, Roman Abramovich has formalized the sale of his football club, the billionaire admitting to doing this with a heavy heart, as he had the Blues in the heart. And on the side of the Chelsea supporters, we are in shock, even to the point of proclaiming the name of Abramovich in full tribute for the Ukrainian people. Still, if Chelsea is on sale, the reigning European champion is not sold. Even if offers have arrived, it gets stuck very seriously, says the Sun on Wednesday.
Chelsea are worth 1.5 billion euros, not the 3 billion expected by Abramovich
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— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) March 2, 2022
Because Roman Abramovich may want to sell the London club, he does not want to sell it off, and the Chelsea boss is claiming 3 billion euros, a substantial sum even if Thomas Tuchel’s team necessarily has enormous value, the sale of such a club being extremely rare. This weekend, learning that the Russian wanted 3 billion euros, Conor McGregor had warned that he was ready to put half in the basket, and that Roman Abramovich had to think twice before refusing. Obviously, the world star of the UFC was right since the English press affirms that the last offer received by the owner of the Blues is a proposal made jointly by the American billionaire Todd Boehly, co-owner of the LA Dodgers, and the man of Swiss businessman Hansjorg Wyss. And the two men put 1.5 billion euros on the table, far from what Abramovich expected. For Andy Dillon, Sun journalist in charge of this file, the 3 billion expected to sell Chelsea will never arrive by March 15, the deadline set for sending takeover proposals. For its part, The Notorious is far from having thrown in the towel, McGregor trying to bring together investors in order to afford Chelsea.
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