Surely they should be freezing his assets, ooerr,.
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Property wise? Most likely. But there was never a chance in hell that the Government would seize a footie club and freeze it. I suggest conversations have been had in the shadows.
efcfanwirral
Player Valuation: £25m
I don't think so - its rewriting of history if so, its like saying because you can't be associated with Russians now you never should've done. There'll be plenty of deals being made in the UK with people and businesses who will one day be undesirable. I don't think people should be expected to predict the future - Russia was part of the world economy until the other day.
"we have always been at war with eastasia"
Difficult one as I agree but Chelsea the football club, players, fans and staff shouldnt be punished
Collateral damage. Chelsea are owned by an oligarch billionaire whose money was made at the expense of normal Russian people. This scenario has been 20 years in the making.
Toffeelover
Player Valuation: £80m
There can be no doubt that Farhad covered this with Usmanov before na announcment was made.
As for Chelsea, Abramovich wants this sale quickly and the money paid into a bank not covered by sanctions. He was afraid of the government taking Chelsea as it was an oligarchs asset.
As for Chelsea, Abramovich wants this sale quickly and the money paid into a bank not covered by sanctions. He was afraid of the government taking Chelsea as it was an oligarchs asset.
gwladysnight
Player Valuation: £10m
There were enough warnings signs over Moshiri and Usmanov for Bill to have known he shouldn't have been jumping into bed with them. You only have to look at how hard the Arsenal board fought to stop Usmanov taking over their club.
gwladysnight
Player Valuation: £10m
Why not they have benefitted from money stolen from the Russian people for the last two decades.
wait did abramovich pick pocket? busk? rob houses?
Well in that case so should we.
I agree, he cannot be seen to be making a gain out of this. I meant he will be finished from inside. I think the sanctions have been the most comprehensive and widespread ever seen, people inside Russia will oust him, whether that be a people's uprising or an internal political coup d'etat
gwladysnight
Player Valuation: £10m
Ask ordinary Russian people what they think of Oligarch's like Abramovich who were allowed to carve up their county's natural assets just because they were friends of Yeltsin or latterly Putin.
gwladysnight
Player Valuation: £10m
That would only be true if we had actually benefitted from Moshiri and Usmanov's involvement. They have been an unmitigated disaster. We should be due compensation, if anything.
I'd say the £500m spent since they arrived is benefitting
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