[London 2nd Archyde.com]-Roman Abramovich, the Russian owner of Chelsea in the English Premier League of football, announced on the 2nd that he will sell the club, and the profits will be used to rescue victims of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Announced to donate.
“We decided to sell the club because we thought it was best for the club, fans, employees, sponsors and partners at the moment,” Abramovich said in a statement, with an estimated total of £ 1.5 billion in loans to Chelsea. It does not ask for repayment (100 million yen) and says that it is not in a hurry to sell it.
“It will benefit all victims of the invasion of Ukraine,” he said in a statement, saying he had ordered a charity foundation to receive all the net profits from the sale. These range from urgent to long-term reconstruction.
Abramovich, who acquired Chelsea in 2003, has made aggressive investments since then, winning the Premier League five times, the Anglican Cup (FA Cup) five times and the European Champions League (CL) two times in 19 years. I played. He also won the Club World Cup (World Cup) for the first time in club history last month.