Chelsea and Ukraine

[pomeroy]

I wonder what the implications for Chelsea will be if as a result of sanctions the assets of Russian oligarchs are frozen?

[Mr Soul '68]

I wonder what the implications for Chelsea will be if as a result of sanctions the assets of Russian oligarchs are frozen?

Hopefully those sanctions will see them relegated to the National League South

[BINGE THINKING]

Bournemouth could have similar problems.

[Rjk]

depends how closely linked the money is to Putin I suppose.

I'm sure it was speculated that Abramovich only bought into Chelsea to raise his international profile as oligarchs who had all their money in Russia had a tendancy of being bumped off for Putin to consolidate their power and wealth

[jon1959]

depends how closely linked the money is to Putin I suppose.

I'm sure it was speculated that Abramovich only bought into Chelsea to raise his international profile as oligarchs who had all their money in Russia had a tendancy of being bumped off for Putin to consolidate their power and wealth

Isn't he pretending to be an Israeli (or Portugese) oligarch these days?

Still a corrupt, right-wing, billionaire and favourite of Putin.