Russia-Ukraine War: 3 Buyers Ready to Buy Chelsea Football Club from Owner Revealed
As the crisis between Russia and Ukraine deepens, Chelsea owner, Abramovich has offered to sell the club to Hansjorg Wyss and is demanding the sum of £2B.
Recall that Abramovich has been under the spotlight due to his alleged closeness with Russian president, Vladimir Putin.
However, US president Joe Biden has vowed that everything belonging to the Russian Oligarchs would be seized, including their apartments.
Chelsea owner has denied any links to the Russian President, but calls for his sanction keep getting louder.
Wyss, who is reported to have a personal net worth of $5.8billion, says it is the Russian who is trying to engineer an auction, not the other way around.
Speaking to Swiss newspaper, Blick, the 85-year-old said: “Abramovich is one of Putin’s closest advisers and friends. Like all other oligarchs, he is also in a state of panic.
“Abramovich is trying to sell all his properties in England. He also wants to get rid of Chelsea quickly. I and three other people received an offer on Tuesday to buy Chelsea from Abramovich.”
Wyss, however, said that the Russian billionaire businessman had placed the price for the club so high, adding that he had to wait to see what happened in the next four or five days.
“You know Chelsea owe him £2billion? But Chelsea has no money, which means that whoever buys Chelsea has to compensate Abramovich,” he added.
