The owners of Major League Baseball team the Chicago Cubs, the Ricketts family, have confirmed their interest adding that they are leading a group of investors and will make a bid for Chelsea on Friday. The Ricketts have had a majority interest in the Cubs around the time sanctioned club owner, Roman Abramovich had come on board. The joint bid ...
The Saudi Media group have reportedly been interested, with Goal running a story yesterday claiming that they were going, to make an offer as well as detailed plans about what they would want to do at the club, including a stadium rebuild and contract extension According to UK Sports Minister Nigel Huddlestone: “ Saudi Arabia is an important partner of the UK ...
Chelsea have withdrawn a request for Saturday’s FA Cup tie at Middlesbrough to be played behind closed doors, the Football Association says. The Premier League side are not allowed to sell tickets for any matches after the government froze the assets of Russian owner Roman Abramovich. Chelsea initially made the request “for matters of sporting integrity”. “After constructive talks between ...
Lille will host Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg at The Stade Pierre-Mauro on Wednesday 16 March. Chelsea beat Lille 2-0 a home in the first leg to secured a firm grip of qualification Form Guide Lille Won 3, draw 2 and loss one on their last six games in all competitions. They have kept ...
“No, there is not more uncertainty. It’s the same situation like in the last days. No updates.’ have two more different games than we had, in terms of playing style, obstacles to overcome. We relied heavily on our skilful play [at Norwich]. Newcastle, it was a question of mentality, resilience and physicality.” “Marcos and Azpi is ready to start. We ...
Roman Abramovich put the Blues up for sale almost two weeks ago now, but since then, the billionaire has been hit with sanctions from the UK government, with his assets in the country being frozen. This has put the sale into some doubt, but there are still plenty of interested parties. Todd Boehly’s consortium, the Ricketts family, Nick Can,dy and Robert “Woody” Johnson ...
Quickly picking through any Saudi-based consortium is rated by those close to the Chelsea sale as being extremely difficult [via Matt Law – Telegraph] There’s a feeling that Turki Al-Sheikh might be involved if the bid is accepted ( Close MBS Advisor ) currently its being denied but if it progresses then it’s the time of name which raises questions ...
🔹Thomas Tuchel: “Yes for sure, there’s no doubt I stay until the end of the season. You have to go day-by-day because the situation can change.” 🔹Thomas Tuchel: “The club is for sale but hopefully it goes through. So day-by-day, which is a good way to live your life. There are circumstances we can’t influence but that gives us the ...
“We go day by day.”“We hope the situation will be clearer soon. We hope people working for the club will be able to get their salaries. It’s a day-to-day situation.” “Without answers, it’s difficult to plan.” “We hope the new owner will come and keep us competitive.” Petr Cech on talks with Government: “That’s something I’m not involved in, but ...
Abramovich was hit with sanctions on Thursday morning by the UK government, with Chelsea protected by a government license. Described by the UK government as a “pro-Kremlin oligarch”, Abramovich has been sanctioned with an asset freeze and a travel ban. According to a source from the UK, Roman Abramovich Kensington’s mansion could soon be a home for Ukrainian refugees. The ...