Roman Abramovich is ready to sell Chelsea if an offer of over £2.5billion is received, according to the Times (h/t Metro). The club had denied reports of looking for a buyer but the Times claims that our owner has set an asking price of at least £2.5bn, which would be the biggest takeover in football … Read more
The Evening Standard reports that Chelsea have quashed rumours of a sale by Roman Abramovich. The Sunday Times had claimed that our owner had called US bank Raine Group to value the club, which was quoted at £2billion. The same bank had helped China Media Capital purchase a 13 per cent stake in Manchester City for … Read more
Chelsea might have signed just Jorginho for the season so far but the Daily Mail reports that Roman Abramovich and Marina Granovskaia were planning to bid £65million for American sensation Christian Pulisic. The report also claims that the discussion took place at Antibes, as he held meetings not only with Granovskaia but also with Borussia Dortmund and … Read more
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has refused an approach to sell the club to Britain’s richest person, according to the Daily Mail. The report claims that Jim Ratcliffe, the owner of petrochemicals giant Ineos, has expressed an interest in buying Chelsea Football Club. Purchasing the Blues would cost Ratcliffe over £1bn but the bid was rejected … Read more
Chelsea could be sent spiralling down the pecking order amongst the London clubs, according to football finance expert Kieran Maguire. While speaking to the Star, Maguire stated that the club needed to expand the stadium to be competitive with the likes of Manchester United, Arsenal, Manchester City and even Tottenham, who are moving to a … Read more
This is not a good time to be a Chelsea fan. Our owner, Roman Abramovich’s visa situation has thrown a monkey wrench to our plans of stadium development estimated to cost around £1billion. There are a lot of uncertainties surrounding us and while our competitors are making use of the ongoing transfer window to strengthen … Read more
Chelsea’s plans of a stadium redevelopment of Stamford Bridge have come to a halt as Roman Abramovich has pulled the plug on a £1bn scheme due to his visa renewal problems, according to The Guardian. The club released a statement suggesting that plans to increase the capacity of the stadium to 60,000 will be postponed … Read more
According to a report by The Guardian, Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has been granted Israeli citizenship. Over the last week or so, Abramovich was trying to renew his UK visa which had expired but curiously enough, he was unable to do so. The report claims that the British government has refused to comment on the … Read more
According to former Chelsea striker Tony Cascarino, the Blues owner Roman Abramovich will be jealous of Tottenham Hotspur when he looks at the north Londoners who won their first game at Stamford Bridge after 28 long years. The result moved Mauricio Pochettino’s Spurs 8 points clear of Chelsea in the race for a top-four finish, … Read more
Antonio Conte is on the brink of Chelsea exit after disastrous back-to-back defeats to Bournemouth and Watford in the Premier League. Just a season on from winning the Premier League, the Italian is fighting hard to save his job after seeing Chelsea fall 19 points behind Manchester City in the title race. It is a … Read more