Roman Abrahimovich

  • Abramovich’s Chelsea sale funds still frozen

    The £2.5bn generated from the sale of Premier League club Chelsea by Roman Abramovich remains frozen by the UK government after almost two years, rather than any being released to help Ukraine. The west London club was put up for sale within days of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia before Abramovich was placed…

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  • Chelsea have agreed terms on the £4.25bn ($5.2bn) sale of the club to a consortium led by Todd Boehly, co-owner of the LA Dodgers baseball team. The club was put up for sale before owner Roman Abramovich was sanctioned for his alleged links to Russian president Vladimir Putin following the invasion of Ukraine. A Chelsea statement said the new…

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  • Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich received sanctions from the UK government on Thursday following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and his close ties to Vladimir Putin. Abramovich has had his assets frozen and he will not be able to sell the club without approval from the government – the ownership of Chelsea can now only be changed…

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