Roman Abramovich hands over ‘stewardship and care’ of Chelsea football club

[Sassy Colombian]

 

[Sassy Colombian]

Good. It needed to happen!

 

[Saint Domingo]

Let’s buy Kante

 

[ForeverBlue92]

He still owns them ultimately.

Nothing to see here you feel - seems like a temporary move until the heat dies down.

 

[longers]

Even if he sells up they are now established enough for it to not effect them too much, big global fanbase etc. Plus one would imagine there would be no shortage of people looking to buy them.

 

[daza_1973]

Room for the barcodes to step into the scab six now

 

[coollino]

People seem to be ignoring the 'trustee' part

 

[tsubaki]

The Russians going to pull up the drawbridge and cut off all contact with the West?

 

[arbok]

So.. this Ukraine/Russia thing isn’t going to be over soon is it? He knows.

 

[coollino]

 

[USABlue]

Doesn't really mean anything in actuality. He still owns the club

 

[Yarrgh]

Doesn't really mean anything in actuality. He still owns the club

It's a convenient work round. Britain plc keeps the PL cash cow going and Abramovich watches his foreign assets from afar in case he becomes non grata in Russia or the sanctions end.

It's Chinatown Jake.

 

[EverTheOptimist]

He'll still bankroll the club, just moving his name off the holding company, he's acting now because he supposedly going to be named on the next list of sanctions on Monday buy Liz Truss and he's been tipped off, so he's acting now to protect his asset.

 

[tommye]

So.. this Ukraine/Russia thing isn’t going to be over soon is it? He knows.

More him taking a, temporary, step away in the hope the brown stuff being lashed in Chelsea's direction as a result of his ownership lessens.

 

[Runub]

I hope they are charitable when we play them