Chelsea says it is seeking to change operating license after Abramovich’s sentence

Premier League club Chelsea said on Thursday it would seek to change the license under which it must now operate after the British government imposed sanctions on owner Roman Abramovich.

“We intend to enter into discussions with the government regarding the scope of the license. This will include seeking permission to amend the license in order to allow the club to operate as normally as possible,” the club said in a statement.

Britain’s Minister of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Nadine Doris, said today, Thursday, that the owner of Chelsea Football Club, Roman Abramovich, who is subject to sanctions, cannot benefit if the club is sold.

“If the club is sold, Abramovich will not benefit,” Doris told reporters, according to the “Reuters” agency.

“I will not go into what may happen in the future regarding the sale of Chelsea, it will depend on the terms of the license issued by the Treasury.

“At the moment, he cannot benefit from the club’s revenues and cannot benefit from the sale of the club, and our priority is to ensure that the club, the fans and the game are protected at the national level,” the British minister confirmed.

The West imposed a large package of sanctions with the aim of undermining Moscow’s will and isolating it from the world, as it claims, while Russia says that it has prepared well for such measures, which it expected to happen, regardless of the situation in Ukraine.