
Well, if so, that completely changes things.
Considering that Abramovich made a huge investment in Chelsea (from the money he stole in Putin's Russia), he would have recovered huge funds if they were not completely frozen. It seems that this time such "tricks" will not help him (and I hope other bandits from Putin's gang) and they will at least lose part of their capital.
Not it is official what I said. He is allowed to sell the club but he is not allowed to profit from the sale in anyway. Now I wonder how they will ensure that is going to happen. These guys know so many tricks, saved so many taxes elsewhere probably. I am surprised that he is allowed to sell at all. It is probably to save the football club I guess? I haven't understood it yet in its entirety. If someone knows more , please enlighten me. Does that mean he can take any proceeds from sales as long as there is no profits? Wouldn't that still be against the sanctions?
In fact, I am now paying more attention to other matters (I am from Russia and, as you understand, the war affects me almost directly), so I cannot say for sure the current state of affairs of Abramovich. But judging by the news that I accidentally see (for example, the arrest of a rabbi on the basis of a certificate from which Abramovich received Portuguese citizenship), no tricks will help him - they took him seriously.
All this has already had a serious impact on Chelsea and is likely to continue to do so in the future. I could be wrong, but this season Chelsea have one of the last chances to win the Champions League, the team is likely to face a crisis ahead.
This could well have major consequences for Chelsea, the hassle surrounding Abrahmovic. If Chelsea are really no longer allowed to transfer money, then the players can't be paid either, can they? I wouldn't be surprised if there was a sort of boycott from certain players. Selling players doesn't seem to be an option either? Changing owners seems to be the only remedy, but that is difficult because the money will then have to go to the rightful owner, and those transfers are then blocked again. It would be a shame if this negatively affects Chelsea in the Champions League.