Abramovich makes this decision just two days after the start of the attack by the army of Russia to Ukraine, a conflict criticized by almost the entire international community and that has surrounded the oligarchs close to the Kremlin and the interests of Russia.
“I have always made decisions with the best interests of the club in mind”justified the owner.
“I remain attached to these values. That is why today I am entrusting the trustees of the Chelsea Charitable Foundation with the management of Chelsea FC”Abramovich adds in the statement.
“I think they are currently the best positioned to look after the interests of the club, the players, the staff and the fans,” he explained.
“During the almost 20 years that I have owned Chelsea, I have always seen my role as the custodian of the club, whose task it is to ensure that we are as successful as we are today and build our future, always playing a positive role in our communities”, insisted the Russian millionaire, who does not specify in the text whether his retirement is temporary or permanent.
While the British authorities announced various sanctions against Russian interests, the Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran appointed Abramovich on Wednesday as one of the 35 “key men” of the president Vladimir Putin that should be punished.
However, the Public Treasury announced a list of Russian businessmen whose assets and bank accounts in the United Kingdom have already been blocked and Abramovich did not appear on that list.
For his part, Chelsea’s German coach Thomas Tuchel said that the owner’s situation “has disturbed” the situation within the team, which will face Liverpool in the English League Cup final on Sunday.
“We can’t pretend it’s not a problem. The situation in general, for me and for my coaching staff, for everyone at Cobham (the club’s training centre), for the players, is horrible,” Tuchel told reporters. journalists on Friday.
Abramovich bought Chelsea in 2003 and in these two decades the London club has experienced the best time in its history, with two Champions Leagues (2012, 2021), five Premier Leagues (2005, 2006, 2010, 2015 and 2017) and five FA Cups (2007, 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2018), among other titles.
According to The Telegraph newspaper, Abramovich will remain the owner of the club and has no intention of selling it.
Source: Ambito
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