Summary:
Players found out about handing over to trustees plan the night before the Carabao cup final at the team hotel.
Mood at dinner after final was ‘awful’ with most stopping briefly before leaving.
An agent familiar to the club says ‘the party is over’ with regards to prospects going forward.
The agent believes the club is going to be more self sustaining.
There is a suspicion that some players who weren’t going to be cashed in upon will have to go.
There is a fear that all of Buck, Granovskaia and Cech will go.
Lord Coe tried to lead the trustee process but didn’t find much support and then Abramovich decided to sell anyway.
The sale could take several months.
The decision to sell Chelsea was already made up during CWC in Abu Dhabi.
Finding a buyer who gets close to the £3b valuation and has the best interests of the club at heart doesn't leave many options.
The club is also very wary with the supposed potential buyers who are making their intentions public.
Some of the consultancy firms who would normally be quick to offer their services to help a sale have had some moral reservations about whether to get involved.
