Abramovich announced earlier that he would sell the club he bought in 2003 and achieved 19 titles during his reign.
was Chelsea He said in a statement Thursday, that "By virtue of its 100 per cent ownership of Chelsea FC and its affiliated entities, Chelsea FC is subject to the same sanctions regime as Abramovich. But the UK government has issued a general license allowing Chelsea FC to continue certain activities".
Duration: "We intend to engage in discussions with the UK Government regarding the scope of the license".
وأردف: "This will include seeking permission to modify the license in order to allow the club to operate as normally as possible. We will also seek guidance from the UK Government on the impact of these measures on the Chelsea Foundation and its important work in our communities".
و .علن Abramovich Last week he made the decision "Too hard" He sold Chelsea and pledged that the proceeds would go to the victims of the war in Ukraine.
The license allows the club to continue paying the wages of staff and players and the costs of hosting matches at its stadium "Stamford Bridge"However, travel costs for matches abroad were set at twenty thousand pounds per match, which may cause him a problem in his scheduled matches outside his home in the Champions League, the first of which is when he is a guest of the French Lille, on Wednesday, in the second leg of the final price (he won the first leg 2-0). .
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All assets of the Russian billionaire were frozen on Thursday, except for the club, which was allowed to continue “football-related activities”.
But the European champions could not function as an institution, and were prevented from selling match tickets or merchandise.
Several media outlets, including “The Times”, reported that banks had frozen Chelsea’s accounts and credit cards.
Abramovich was one of seven Russian businessmen who were subjected to sanctions by the British government, due to the war in Ukraine, and for their closeness to the president Vladimir Putin.
Abramovich announced earlier that he would sell the club he bought in 2003 and achieved 19 titles during his reign.
was Chelsea In a statement on Thursday, he said, “By 100% ownership of Chelsea FC and its affiliated entities, Chelsea FC is subject to the same sanctions regime as Abramovich. However, the UK government has issued a general license allowing Chelsea FC to continue certain activities.”
“We intend to engage in discussions with the UK government regarding the scope of the license,” he added.
“This will include seeking permission to amend the license in order to allow the club to operate as normally as possible. We will also seek guidance from the UK government on the impact of these measures on the Chelsea Foundation and its important work in our communities.”
و .علن Abramovich Last week he made the “very difficult” decision to sell Chelsea and vowed that the proceeds would go to the victims of the war in Ukraine.
The license allows the club to continue paying the wages of staff and players and the costs of hosting matches at its stadium.Stamford Bridge“But the travel costs for matches abroad were set at twenty thousand pounds per match, which may cause him a problem in his scheduled matches outside his home in the Champions League, the first of which is when he is a guest of the French Lille, on Wednesday, in the second leg of the final price (he won the first leg 2-0). ).