Roman Abramovich Thread

[ZAPHOD2319 4,525]

Todd is pretty shrewd he bought in to the Dodgers for 20% and as he spends on the team he gets a higher percentage of ownership. I think he is up to 27% now.

[Blues Forever 1,232]

1 minute ago, MoroccanBlue said:

United's regular operations always make a profit. The glazers leech those profits. 

We don't regularly make a profit form our operations. 

You misunderstood what i said. Boehly had a history with CLO that means he could takes out a loan to buy us then uses the club money to pay the loan, just like the Glazers.

[Blues Forever 1,232]

 

[chelsea_4_eva 1,160]

A sugar daddy please.

[Vesper 29,040]

Conor McGregor tells Chelsea he wants to "explore" buying club for £3bn

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/other-sports/mma/breaking-conor-mcgregor-buy-Chelsea-26369774

 

Self-confessed Manchester United fan Conor McGregor has told Chelsea he wants to "explore" buying the Premier League club.

Blues owner Roman Abramovich is looking to sell the European and world champions and has valued the Stamford Bridge club at £3billion.

And UFC star McGregor tweeted: "I wish to explore this, Chelsea" in response to a picture of a WhatsApp message from an unknown contact which read: "Chelsea for sale, £3bn. Let's buy it".

McGregor, who is worth around £135million, has previously shown an interest in buying his beloved United, tweeting last year: "Hey guys, I’m thinking about buying Manchester United! What do you think?"

Russian-Israeli billionaire Abramovich is understood to want to retain his ownership of Chelsea.

But that could effectively prove close to impossible should the UK government impose sanctions on the 55-year-old, who has owned the west London club since 2003.

Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss has claimed he has been given the chance to buy Chelsea, and is preparing a consortium to submit an offer.

An American-based merchant bank is understood to have contacted potential buyers, claiming to represent the Blues in a potential sale.

Chelsea have not responded to Wyss’ claims or suggestions that the west London club could now be sold.

The 86-year-old billionaire Wyss has admitted he will look into the details of any possible deal to buy Chelsea.

"Abramovich is trying to sell all his villas in England, he also wants to get rid of Chelsea quickly," Wyss told Swiss newspaper Blick.

“I and three other people received an offer on Tuesday to buy Chelsea from Abramovich.

Will Roman Abramovich sell Chelsea? Let us know in the comments section below

“I have to wait four to five days now. Abramovich is currently asking far too much.

“You know, Chelsea owe him £2 billion. But Chelsea has no money. As of today, we don’t know the exact selling price."

 

Abramovich attempted to step back from the daily running of Chelsea last weekend, in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The Blues boss has tried to hand the "stewardship and care" of Chelsea to the club’s charitable foundation trustees.

That led the Charity Commission to contact the Stamford Bridge club for more detail on Abramovich’s plans, after several of the trustees raised concerns over technicalities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[MoroccanBlue 5,320]

https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2022/03/02/statement-from-roman-abramovich?utm_source=tw&utm_medium=orgsoc&utm_campaign=none

Official. He's selling. 

[We Hate Scouse 10,287]

Can't help but feel absolutely gutted. He has truly been the dream owner, he's given us everything and more. Thank you Roman. 😭

[Laylabelle 9,387]

Quite a nice statement 

[ZAPHOD2319 4,525]

No loans to be repaid. All proceeds of the sale to go to the victims of the Ukraine war.

 

 

[LAM09 6,792]

Sad it's come to this. End of an era.

[Fernando 6,488]

Going to miss him, but it's for the best. 

And with money going to Ukraine he has done a goodwill gesture. 

[Magic Lamps 11,677]

wow... crazy times we are living in. Moment had to come at some point, did not expect it to be this early. Sad it is triggered by such unfortunate events. Irrespective of his alleged ties to Putin was a good owner and key to what the club is now. One of the most decorated clubs in this time.

Sensitive to see it is indeed in the club's best interest. The brand would have become toxic for sponsors, which it needs to be sustainable. will still take a hit financially i would believe.

Can't see the board staying the same tho. Surely marina and others will leave. There will be huge personnel disruptions at the executive level. Really hope for the better.

if the money that would be used to repay the debt really does go into ukraine, it would be a substantial amount and a huge gesture.

He must do one last thing for us and find a good successor

[Pizy 18,430]

Hope the new owner(s) keep some or most of the football people in place. Marina, Cech etc.

[Fulham Broadway 16,930]

How can one bloke cause so much destruction, pain,  and fuck off nearly the whole world

[Milan 17,861]

‘It pains me to part with the club in this manner.’

’Chelsea will always be in my heart.’

This really is moving. And it gives us a hope that he still cares and would not sell to just ‘somebody’.

[OneMoSalah 8,788]

Irrespective of the linkage to Putin from his past, not wanting any loans repaid (sum of £2bn is what the club owns him apparently) and donating money to victims in Ukraine is an absolutely colossal statement. Top man. 

Edited March 2, 2022 by OneMoSalah

[Pizy 18,430]

4 minutes ago, Fulham Broadway said:

How can one bloke cause so much destruction, pain,  and fuck off nearly the whole world

It’s insane. He’s insane.

And I can’t imagine all of the dozens of oligarchs are happy with him totally destroying their businesses. 

[Milan 17,861]

I still remember when there was Kalinka being played before matches at the Bridge in thr early days.