Roman Abramovich leaves Chelsea. The Russian oligarch very close to President Vladimir Putin, left the presidency of Chelsea, the world champion football club he bought some twenty years ago. "I'm doing it for the good of Chelsea," said Abramovic, but it was actually his a forced choice after Putin's absurd decision to invade and declare war on Ukraine resulting in anti-Russian wave which involved all of England and Chelsea fans themselves. After all the sanctions of the Johnson Government they will block Abramovich's assets, one whose daughter has instead openly expressed dissent from the Russian tsar's war decision.
Owner of Chelsea since 2003, the Russian tycoon had already been banned from Great Britain for some time. In practice it had been virtually impossible for Abramovich to reside at London, and his position had come under the management of theSpecial case unit of the British Home Office, which is part of the Directorate for Security and Counter-Terrorism. With Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the situation has obviously worsened and the Labor MP Chris Bryant he had asked the Chamber for the seizure of the assets of the owner of the Blues and if it were the case that he continued to be the owner of the club considering his ties to Vladimir Putin.
In a statement released to explain his decision, Abramovich explains: “I have always made decisions with the interest of the Club at heart. I remain faithful to these values. That's why today I'm entrusting the administrators of the Chelsea charity foundation the management and care of Chelsea FC”. "I think they are currently in the best position to look after the interests of the club, the players, the staff and the fans," the statement continues.
Although not entirely expected, Abramovich's move that left the management of Chelsea to the club's administrators has also sown uncertainty in the London football club, which is currently in third place in the Premier League table and is defending the Champions League title Of champion of Europe conquered last year. Coach Tuchel didn't hide all of his concern, which is also that of the players.
