In the current slump after the sanctions taken by the British government against Roman Abramovich, the Chelsea club may see a way out. While the sale of the club had been suspended on Thursday, the very serious The Athletic tells us that Boris Johnson’s government has finally reversed its decision to allow the London club to return to almost normal operation in the months to come. The sale could be finalized within four to six weeks.
Because, for the moment, the Blues are in a complicated situation to say the least, they who can no longer market derivative products and who have seen their travel expenses – in particular that to Lille, Wednesday, in the Champions League – limited. After seeing his assets frozen, the Russian billionaire close to Vladimir Putin would have finally informed the investment bank in charge of the sale to speed up the sale process. The profits would then go to an association helping the victims of the war in Ukraine.
The situation is nonetheless chaotic since, according to The Telegraph, locker room heavyweights would seek by all means to break their contract with the club and find a way out as quickly as possible. It is in this tense context, to say the least, that Thomas Tuchel’s men will travel to Lille next week to play their round of 16 return from C1. This may be enough to give the Mastiffs more hope, they who lost the first leg at Stamford Bridge (2-0) on February 22.