According to coach Thomas Tuchel, Chelsea are going through a “very complicated” period. The holder of the Champions League and the Club World Cup is owned by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich. This Saturday, the billionaire announced in a press release that he was leaving the management of the club.
“During the almost 20 years that I have owned Chelsea FC, I have always seen my role as that of a goalkeeper of the club, whose task is to ensure that we perform as well as possible today. , and build for the future, while playing a positive role in our communities,” he said. I have always made decisions with the best interest of the club at heart. I remain attached to these values. That is why I today entrust the trustees of the Chelsea Charitable Foundation with the stewardship and care of Chelsea FC. I believe that they are currently in the best position to look following the interests of the Club, the players, the staff and the supporters. »
His daughter took a stand once morest Vladimir Putin
Control of Chelsea is therefore ceded to the administrators of the club’s foundation. In the sights of the British authorities, Abramovich therefore decided to withdraw. It is not specified whether this decision is temporary or final.
While rumors indicated for a time that he would be banned from entering British soil, the close friend of Vladimir Putin saw his daughter Sofia publicly take a stand once morest the Russian president. “The biggest and most successful Kremlin propaganda lie is that most Russians would stand in solidarity with Putin,” she wrote in a post on Instagram, before being deleted.
