On 10 March 2022, Chelsea FC celebrated its 117th birthday in the Premier League. At the same time, it is also an ordinary league match day, and Chelsea is going to play at Norwich City.
A group of foreign tourists came to Stamford Bridge to shop for goods in the store, and suddenly a few security guards came up and asked them to put down their goods and leave immediately: "Because we have to close the door." ”
On the same day, the British government announced that it would freeze the assets of seven Russian billionaires in Britain, including Abramovich. The assets freeze sanctions are entirely for political reasons, and there is nothing to hide in the sanctions announcement.
Abu was not unforeseen by all this, he had long wanted to hand over the club to the Chelsea Charitable Foundation for trusteeship, but this attempt was quickly a failure. Abu wants to sell for nearly £300,000, a price that is obviously difficult to achieve in the short term, and potential buyers will be slow to fast.
Under the sanctions order, the biggest impact is still the club and the unprepared fans. While the salaries of players, coaches and club staff continue to be paid, teams will no longer be profitable – teams can no longer sell home tickets, can no longer buy and sell trade players, and even official souvenir shops have been closed. During the sanctions period, Chelsea's home games must not exceed £500,000, and the cost of away games cannot exceed £20,000. At the same time, several of the club's big sponsors are European and American companies, such as NIKE, Three, Hyundai, etc. have been suspended or under evaluation.
Abu is a battle-hardened businessman, and in the face of such a political whirlpool, he may respond with a "fish dead net" posture. If that's the case, then Chelsea is really at the point of life and death. The most hurt, in addition to the centenary club Chelsea, are Chelsea fans all over the world.