Orikoru
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He'd be better suited for United than he is for Spurs anyway.
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The bus from the last Spurs trophy parade
Slime
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fundy
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Anyone got a spare couple of billion down the back of the sofa, seems like Roman looking for a quick sale before he cant sell 
4LEX
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I'm sure the Chinese will be interested in some key real estate, sorry football club.
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“I would like to address the speculation in media over the past few days in relation to my ownership of Chelsea FC. As I have stated before, I have always taken decisions with the Club’s best interest at heart. In the current situation, I have therefore taken the decision to sell the Club, as I believe this is in the best interest of the Club, the fans, the employees, as well as the Club’s sponsors and partners.
The sale of the Club will not be fast-tracked but will follow due process. I will not be asking for any loans to be repaid. This has never been about business nor money for me, but about pure passion for the game and Club. Moreover, I have instructed my team to set up a charitable foundation where all net proceeds from the sale will be donated. The foundation will be for the benefit of all victims of the war in Ukraine. This includes providing critical funds towards the urgent and immediate needs of victims, as well as supporting the long-term work of recovery.
Please know that this has been an incredibly difficult decision to make, and it pains me to part with the Club in this manner. However, I do believe this is in the best interest of the Club.
I hope that I will be able to visit Stamford Bridge one last time to say goodbye to all of you in person. It has been a privilege of a lifetime to be part of Chelsea FC and I am proud of all our joint achievements. Chelsea Football Club and its supporters will always be in my heart.
Thank you,
Roman”
I don’t think it’s a surprise , looks like it’s selling and running because of the potential sanctions
Not sure who has a spare £4bn aroundb
The sale of the Club will not be fast-tracked but will follow due process. I will not be asking for any loans to be repaid. This has never been about business nor money for me, but about pure passion for the game and Club. Moreover, I have instructed my team to set up a charitable foundation where all net proceeds from the sale will be donated. The foundation will be for the benefit of all victims of the war in Ukraine. This includes providing critical funds towards the urgent and immediate needs of victims, as well as supporting the long-term work of recovery.
Please know that this has been an incredibly difficult decision to make, and it pains me to part with the Club in this manner. However, I do believe this is in the best interest of the Club.
I hope that I will be able to visit Stamford Bridge one last time to say goodbye to all of you in person. It has been a privilege of a lifetime to be part of Chelsea FC and I am proud of all our joint achievements. Chelsea Football Club and its supporters will always be in my heart.
Thank you,
Roman”
I don’t think it’s a surprise , looks like it’s selling and running because of the potential sanctions
Not sure who has a spare £4bn aroundb
Yorkhacker
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Won't be much good without the pitch, which Abramovich doesn't own
Blue in Munich
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And you will always be in ours. Thank you for everything Roman.
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Anyone got a spare couple of billion down the back of the sofa, seems like Roman looking for a quick sale before he cant sell
Theres a money tree somewhere?
Blue in Munich
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Given that part of the statement, the sanctions won't have any effect will they; he's not taking the money.
AmandaJR
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Net proceeds though? I hope it's genuine and all victims and long-term work of recovery includes Ukrainians/Ukraine.
Maybe I'm naive but it sounds heartfelt.
Jensen
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“In the best interest of the club” more Bull S**t from Abramovich. The only thing this Oligarch cares about is himself!!!
If he doesn’t have ties to Putin and The Kremlin then why doesn’t he come out and condemn them ?
If he did, then surely there would be no reason to sell “his beloved Chelsea”, what about that Sherlock…….?
If he doesn’t have ties to Putin and The Kremlin then why doesn’t he come out and condemn them ?
If he did, then surely there would be no reason to sell “his beloved Chelsea”, what about that Sherlock…….?
Blue in Munich
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We effectively owe him £1.5 billion and he’s written that off as I understand it, so I can’t see how there wouldn’t be a net profit?
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Not sure mate - he will get £3-4bn for the club , it was bought for £150mil ? So does that mean he is giving away potentially a couple billion to charity ? So he walks away with nothing ?
He does seem to be a fan of the club and has put over £1bn into it to turn the club into what it is so no doubt the fans will miss him as the owner ( and not just because of the money )
Any new owner isn’t potentially going to spend the same amount so it’s going to be interesting times ahead
Yorkhacker
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As a Spurs follower, you seem so blinded by your hatred and jealousy of Chelsea, you can't see the flaws in your argument!
Tashyboy
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I don’t think so. Don’t get me wrong he has had well paid advisors help him type that out/ release that statement. There are several things mentioned that prick my ears.
Money to go to Ukraine victims.
He don’t want the 1.5 Billion back he has loaned Chelsea.
He wants one last chance to say goodbye to Chelsea.
Roman stating he wants brass to go to Ukraine victims ? Bloody hell. That’s as close as a condemnation you will get without going to the Gulag.It endorses what I said earlier today. The Russian ballet and Roman have seen the conflict from a non state sponsored telly and don’t like what they see.
He don’t want his 1.5 billion lose change back. The total opposite of Mike Ashley.
His one last chance to say goodbye tells me he loves the club.
For someone I wouldn’t have to try hard to find a dislike to, he has gone right up in my estimation for a Russian.
Swango1980
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It would be nice, but being cynical he didn't specifically refer to Ukranians as victims? Perhaps he means the Russian soldiers who get injured and killed, and his wording was spun so that it sounded nice to us in the west?
If he just came out and said he is against the war, and that Ukrainians should be allowed to decide their own future, and Russua should not decide it for them, then I may have more faith in his statement.
I think you're right in as much as any outright condemnation will get him into a lot of trouble with Putin and the powers within Moscow and I suppose by default that also brings any family he has in Russia into danger. I think a statement is one thing, but lets see how the sale goes and what he does once he's sold Chelsea. Also interesting to see who may buy it and what their plans are.
clubchamp98
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Because if he did that he would be dead.
Poison brolly or door handle.?
HampshireHog
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However you view Abramovic and his billions, how he got them, and changing the face of the premier league it is pretty hard to criticise him as an owner. Ironicly, the only time I remember him getting involved with the players was when he foisted a Ukrainian, Shevchenko on Mouriniho.
