Former Newcastle owner Mike Ashley was trying to sell the club for years, but he was not satisfied with bids for the Magpies, or he just wanted too much, depends on the reports. But in one of his rare interviews, he stated that any serious deals such as a takeover of a football club will not be done over the media, but rather in silence. The potential owner won’t say anything to the media until the job is done and takeover completed. And he was right.Roman Abramovich has made a bid to buy Valencia once the sale of Chelsea has been completed, according to rival bidder, Miguel Zorio.”Peter Lim (Valencia owner) has tried to sell the club in London for €250m. He has two offers, mine and that of the Russian oligarch of Chelsea”— Vince™ (@Blue_Footy) April 10, 2022 Due to unexpected circumstances, months after Newcastle sale, Chelsea are in the process of a takeover, while owner Roman Abramovich can only wait to see the results, since his assets in the UK have been seized by the British Government. In the meantime, according to various reports, the Russian oligarch has been preparing to buy another club, as he is obviously bitten by a football bug. After huge success with Chelsea, Abramovich wants to continue to enjoy football, but is using the same tactics as Ashely mentioned: silence.New conditions for the purchase of Chelsea – guarantees for club financing and a 1.3 billion USD investment in the stadium revampStill, journalists found some interesting things from another source: Miguel Zorio. The former vice president of La Liga club Valencia has been trying to buy his former club from a current owner, Singaporean businessman Peter Lim, and during the process, he apparently found out that his main rival is – Roman Abramovich.“Peter Lim has tried to sell the club in London for 250 million euros and has not succeeded. Lately, he has leaked to international media that he has two purchase offers, mine and that of the Russian oligarch of Chelsea. And from here, I tell him that either he puts 50 million euros every year to compensate for the losses he generates, or he sells to us. Whether he likes it or not” Zorio stated in a letter to Plaza Deportiva.Tuchel supports fans protest against potential ownersFormer Valencia executive accused Lim of leaking the Abramovich offer to the media, while the current owner denied the accusations and stated that the club is not for sale. What will happen in future remains to be seen, but Russian oligarch stayed mum so far. Either there are some truth in the reports, but Roman doesn’t want to jeopardize his Chelsea sale, or Zorio wants to put additional pressure on Valencia president. It’s also interesting to know that sanctions for Abramovich, which are imposed by UK were followed by the EU, which means that any of his assets that are in EU territory could be taken and frozen from Abramovich, which immediately put his potential takeover under a huge question mark. (2.55) REAL MADRID (3.40) CHELSEA (2.95)Valencia reached the Champions League finals in 2000 and 2001, before winning the title in La Liga in both 2002 and 2004. Having recorded successive top four finishes in 2017 and 2018, they have fallen in recent years and last season finished 13th in La Liga.
