Players would have to want to leave, it’s not as simple as that.
If they have 16 million in the bank as reported, they will have to play people with no wages
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[Football] Chelsea - up for sale, Roman Abramovich sanctioned, not up for sale etc
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Players would have to want to leave, it’s not as simple as that.
If they have 16 million in the bank as reported, they will have to play people with no wages
portslade seagull
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Watch all the players jump ship at the end of the season if the sanctions aren't lifted by then
Rudiger just announced he’s off - out of contract
Creaky
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It was £16m at the beginning of the year - we have no way of knowing how much has been injected by RA before sanctions were imposed.
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
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under sanctions, the cash assets from the sale would be frozen. unless he moved them to a Russian bank, which are a) embargoed and b) ruble is toast. really this is just more theater for public consumption.
it does highlight that similar complex rules must be applying to many other business those sanctioned own. which of course is the point, and some will close and consequences from that. if Chelsea go into admin and get a points deduction, no one can complain. a lot seem to relish the prospect.
Peter Grummit
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More likely a simple overdraft pending sale of the club
Genuine question, are financial institutions allowed to give them credit facility under the terms of the license?
Pondicherry
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More likely a simple overdraft pending sale of the club
Would/should a frozen asset of a sanctions target be allowed an overdraft which is effectively a loan? I would like to think not.
crodonilson
He/Him
Gurjit's not a happy bunny at all, expect there to be some anti-government demo's at Stamford Bridge at the next home game.
portslade seagull
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Can't see how that would be possible as it is circumnavigating the sanctions.
Blackadder
Brighton Bhuna Boy
Bet the Chelsea fans who sung Roman's name during the Ukraine tribute at Burnley at the weekend are feeling pleased with themselves.
Cheshire Cat
The most curious thing..
Chelsea FC cannot sell any more tickets for games, its merchandise shop will be closed, and it will be unable to buy or sell players on the transfer market.
The government said it would issue a special licence that allows fixtures to be fulfilled, staff to be paid and existing ticket holders to attend matches.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-60690362
So much for the away fans....
The government said it would issue a special licence that allows fixtures to be fulfilled, staff to be paid and existing ticket holders to attend matches.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-60690362
So much for the away fans....
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Chelsea can't offer new contracts to anyone.
Defenders Cesar Azpilicueta, Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen are all out of contract at the end of the season.
Since1982
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If the PL had any sort of moral compunction they would see this as a watershed moment and ensure that all owners, foreign or uk based were genuinely fit, proper and could demonstrate that their funding was generated by lawful means. It should mean an end to the likes of Man City, Chelsea, Everton and most recently Newcastle being funded by nations and individuals who don’t share the values of the communities they inject themselves into - free speech, free press, inclusivity etc etc. I know there are legal issues, I know there are grey areas but we all knew Chelsea’s money stank and we all know that is true of others. I am not holding my breath though…..
portslade seagull
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Yep can see it now all those Chelsea fans waving their Russian flags in support of Roman, oh dear they were happy to accept dodgy money
Thunder Bolt
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Let’s hope that the vast majority weren’t season tickets holders either! Getting a home ticket will prove a big challenge.
Depends……once sanctions are in place basically OFSI have to supervise/approve anything so would need to fully assess reasons, source and application of funds, repayment arrangements etc etc. Impossible for any of us to be certain what can and can’t be done
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
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they do. what you're asking for is an arbitary "moral" check, which will include or exclude some peoples money depending on the source.