Chelsea FC: Nike is apparently considering leaving – 640 million euros gone?

The effects of the sanctions against club owner Roman Abramovich are becoming increasingly threatening for Chelsea. Now outfitter Nike is also said to be considering an exit. The sporting goods manufacturer, which signed a 15-year deal with Chelsea in 2016 for around one billion euros, thinks a report by the Sportsmail according to an exit.

This would be a “nail in the coffin” for the Blues, the report goes on to say. The Stamford Bridge club would lose around 640 million euros if Nike exited immediately.

Chelsea owner Abramovich’s assets frozen

Main sponsor Three had already asked the club on Thursday to . The mobile phone company is said to be paying 48 million euros per season into Chelsea’s coffers.

The British government announced on Thursday that “Abramovich is associated with a person who is or has been involved in destabilizing Ukraine and threatening the country’s territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence, namely Vladimir Putin,” the finance ministry said in a statement.

As a result, the sale of the club that the oligarch had been aiming for was stopped for the time being. This is only allowed if the proceeds do not benefit either Abramovich or Russia. . Only season ticket holders are allowed to play home games.

Chelsea: Even the fan shop is closed

From now on, the Blues are no longer allowed to be active on the transfer market, even contract extensions and the sale of fan articles are not permitted. For this reason, the fan shop was also closed on Thursday. Even a stop to the game was in the room, but Boris Johnson’s government prevented this with a special license.

“As long as we have enough jerseys and a bus, we will be there and fight hard,” according to the current situation.