Published: March 10, 2022 9:30 am
Last Updated: March 10, 2022 10:00 am
Roman Abramovich has been hit by fresh sanctions by the UK government following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
News emerged on Thursday morning that Abramovich has seen his frozen assets but Chelsea had been given a sporting license to continue trading as a football club.
The Russian is one of seven oligarchs who have been sanctioned as the fallout to Putin’s regime continues.
This effectively bars the sale of Chelsea football club, who were put on the market at the beginning of March and had previously attracted multiple buyers.
#Breaking Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is being sanctioned, Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has announced pic.twitter.com/m80fW0JHeS
— PA Media (@PA) March 10, 2022
What it means for Chelsea
It is clear exactly what the repercussions of this move for Chelsea football club will be, but the sanctions now mean that the club would need special dispensation from the UK Government for the ownership to change, and that no money would be able to go to the Oligarch should they be able to sell.
Abramovich previously claimed that he would not be called in his £1.5 billion loan that he had provided to the club in the previous two decades, but now it is unclear just how
Massive news: Roman Abramovich sanctioned. All UK assets frozen. Chelsea can still operate under a special license but sale now on hold. Club will not be allowed to sell any more tickets – only season ticket holders can go to games for the foreseeable future.
— Martyn Ziegler (@martynziegler) March 10, 2022
In a massive blow to ticket buyers and the club itself, however, they are no longer allowed to sell any more tickets for individual matchdays, meaning that only their 28,000 season ticket holders will be able to attend games for the foreseeable future, while catering facilities are also suspended.
It also means that they cannot renew player contracts, meaning that all of Antonio Rudiger, Andreas Christensen and Cesar Azpilicueta will depart the club in the summer, with no replacements able to continue.
While Chelsea have been given clearance to continue trading at the very top level, they are seemingly entwined with the fate of Roman Abramovich, and that right now is a bad place to be.
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Premier League table
| # | Team | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 28 | 50 | 69 |
| 2 | Liverpool FC | 27 | 51 | 63 |
| 3 | Chelsea FC | 26 | 35 | 53 |
| 4 | Arsenal FC | 25 | 12 | 48 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 28 | 7 | 47 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 28 | 11 | 45 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 26 | 8 | 45 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 27 | 1 | 40 |
| 9 | Southampton FC | 27 | -7 | 35 |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 28 | 1 | 33 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 26 | 0 | 33 |
| 12 | Leicester City | 25 | -3 | 33 |
| 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 27 | -6 | 33 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 26 | -16 | 28 |
| 15th | Brentford FC | 28 | -15th | 27 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 27 | -32 | 23 |
| 17 | Everton FC | 25 | -18 | 22 |
| 18 | Burnley FC | 26 | -14 | 21 |
| 19 | Watford FC | 27 | -23 | 19 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 27 | -42 | 17 |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 19 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 12 |
| Jota, Diogo | Liverpool FC | 12 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 |
| Mahrez, Riyad | Manchester City | 10 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City | 10 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City | 10 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 9 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 9 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 9 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City | 9 |
| Tony, Ivan | Brentford FC | 9 |
| Smith-Rowe, Emile | Arsenal FC | 9 |
| Rafinha | Leeds United | 9 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace | 9 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 8 |
| Antonio, Michael | West Ham United | 8 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 8 |
| Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 8 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neves, Ruben | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 9 |
| Salisu, Mohammed | Southampton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 0 | 7 |
| Cash, Matty | Aston Villa | 0 | 8 |
| Brownhill, Josh | Burnley FC | 0 | 8 |
| Mctominay, Scott | Manchester United | 0 | 8 |
| Maguire, Harry | Manchester United | 0 | 7 |
| Firpo, Junior | Leeds United | 0 | 8 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 0 | 7 |
| Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 0 | 7 |
| Rice, Declan | West Ham United | 0 | 7 |
| Moreno, Rodrigo | Leeds United | 0 | 7 |
| Westwood, Ashley | Burnley FC | 0 | 7 |
| Tarkowski, James | Burnley FC | 0 | 7 |
| Shaw, Luke | Manchester United | 0 | 7 |
| Mings, Tyrone | Aston Villa | 0 | 7 |
| Romeu, Oriol | Southampton FC | 0 | 7 |
| Duffy, Shane | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 7 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 7 |
| Williams, Brandon | Norwich City | 0 | 7 |
| Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander-Arnold, Trent | Liverpool FC | 11 |
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 10 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 9 |
| Robertson, Andy | Liverpool FC | 9 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 8 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 7 |
| Jesus, Gabriel | Manchester City | 7 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 6 |
| Antonio, Michael | West Ham United | 6 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 6 |
| James, Rece | Chelsea FC | 6 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester City | 6 |
| Cancelo, Joao | Manchester City | 6 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 5 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 5 |
| Henderson, Jordan | Liverpool FC | 5 |
| Kovacic, Mateo | Chelsea FC | 5 |
| Olise, Michael | Crystal Palace | 5 |
| Femenia, Kiko | Watford FC | 5 |