Things are getting worse by the day. The club is under suspension, the fans are not allowed in, nobody can buy the club, players are about to leave because no one can extend their contracts, sponsors are going…it’s just became an everyday reality at the Stamford Bridge. After UK government sanctioned Roman Abramovich, along with other Russian oligarchs who have properties in Britain, the club is now in serious trouble. Not only Chelsea cannot be sold right now, they have problems with sponsors too, which could leave them without funds to operate.The UK government is really thrash sometimes @premierleague #Abramovich #Chelsea pic.twitter.com/7dPdBZWDnb— Fitzgerald… 🇬🇭🇬🇧 (@GrayMerge) March 10, 2022 One of the options is for Chelsea to request special dispensation, which would be considered if the Government views a change of ownership in the best interests of the club, provided it does not benefit Abramovich. According to Daily Mail, in that scenario, it is likely that the Government would take control of the sale and the proceeds would be frozen or go into a charitable fund, possibly for the war victims in Ukraine. That effectively leaves Abramovich with two options: agree to the Government’s conditions and lose the club for nothing, or let Chelsea slowly rot. Both options are terrible. The Blues do what they do best on the pitch – sanctions don’t stop them from beating NorwichAnyone interested in buying Chelsea Football Club can approach the British government and make a proposal, the government said on Friday.”As the license conditions are written today, the sale would not be allowed. However, if a buyer emerged it would be open to that buyer or to that football club to approach the government and ask for the conditions to be varied in a way that allows that sale to take place” Britain’s technology minister Chris Philp told Sky News. Happy birthday Chelsea FC! Here are some sanctions with no bowChiefs who are now operating at Stamford Bridge are trying to find a way for the club to operate. Shirt sponsors ‘Three’ have put their 40 million pounds agreement on hold and kit suppliers Nike, who agreed a 15-year, 900 million deal in 2016, are considering walking away. That would see the club miss out on 540 million pounds. And that’s not all because other sponsors, like Hyundai, Parimatch and Zapp consider ending their agreements.Chelsea cannot sell match tickets, must close the club shop, cannot buy or sell players, cannot offer any future contracts, and can spend as much as 20.000 pounds on travel to away matches. Chelsea will continue to receive TV broadcast payments and prize money, but this will be frozen. Existing staff and players will continue to be paid. A messy situation indeed.
