A spokesperson for the 49-year-old didn’t disclose the quantity of a possible bid.
“We’re analyzing the small print of yesterday’s announcement and we’re nonetheless occupied with making a bid,” stated Sweet’s spokesperson in an announcement to CNN, referring to the brand new UK authorities sanctions on Abramovich.
“Clearly this can be a time of nice uncertainty for all Chelsea followers,” added the assertion. “In our view, nobody is the proprietor of a soccer membership — you’re the custodian of it for the followers and the group.”
Earlier this month Abramovich introduced his intention to promote Chelsea, as it’s “in the very best curiosity of the Membership, the followers, the staff, in addition to the Membership’s sponsors and companions.”
However the UK authorities on Thursday sanctioned the Russian billionaire, freezing his belongings and prohibiting transactions with UK people and companies — halting the membership’s potential sale.
Chelsea was a granted a particular license to proceed to fulfil fixtures and perform soccer enterprise — together with the cost of gamers and membership employees — however sure actions are not permitted, corresponding to shopping for and promoting new gamers and promoting tickets for video games past these already offered to followers.
The UK authorities is open to the sale of the Premier League membership and would think about an utility for a brand new licence to permit for a sale to happen, a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson stated on Thursday.
“We must grant an additional license. I believe it’s truthful to say the federal government is open to the sale of the membership, however […] at present, it will require one other license and that might require an additional dialog with the Treasury,” the spokesman advised reporters.
