The British government has frozen the property of Chelsea boss Abu, causing the club's sale to go into stranding. It has to be said that for reasons that are well known, the fate of Abu and Chelsea has changed significantly in just a few days.
February 27:
Abu issued a statement on Chelsea's official website announcing that he would hand over the management of the club to the Chelsea Charitable Foundation, which at the time was thought to be a precursor to his decision to sell Chelsea.
March 3:
Abu issued a statement announcing that he was about to sell Chelsea, which means that the 19-year-long Abu era is coming to an end, during which time he has brought a total of 21 titles to the Blues.
March 10:
The British government has announced a freeze on Abu's assets, Chelsea, although licensed to continue playing football, can not sell tickets and merchandise, online stores have been closed, players can not transfer and renew.
The British government is open to Chelsea's sale, but the proceeds cannot flow to Abu.
March 11:
Chelsea's main sponsor, British telecom operator Three (3), has officially announced a moratorium on sponsorship of the Blues. In 2020, the two sides reached a three-year contract with an annual sponsorship amount of nearly £40 million. Prior to that, Three(3) had intended to renew his contract for two years.
Another sponsor, Hyundai, also issued a statement that it was assessing the situation in relation to Chelsea.
As one of the main buyers, Turkish billionaire Barak said: "We are really frustrated that the British have taken over everything, we are about to complete the work of acquiring Chelsea, there will be a press conference today and a handover next week. The law shouldn't allow that, and maybe we'll go to court. ”
future:
Will Chelsea be sold? This is a topic of concern for fans, Reuters analysis pointed out that the British government has effectively controlled chelsea clubs, as long as the sale does not benefit Abu himself, then it can continue.