MICAH Richards last night slammed Roman Abramovich's "poor" Chelsea statement - declaring the message "almost written ...
He released a brief statement on Chelsea's website vowing to hand over the reigns to trustees of the club's charitable Foundation. But ex England defender Richards said the messag was "almost written in code" - leaving "so many questions" for fans. Discussing the statement from the Sky Sports studio, he said:
"We need more than that don’t we? "After the last couple of days and just say you’re handing it over to charity, I think it’s poor.
"There’s so many questions to be asked, to come
out with a statement just like that. What does it
even mean?
"It’s almost written in code, we don’t want to tell
you what’s happening, here you go read this and
pick the bones and figure out what it means."
The six new rulers of the Stamford Bridge club are chairman Bruce Buck , Blues' women's boss Emma Hayes, head of the National Lottery Sir Hugh Robertson and Piara Powar. Lawyer John Devine and Paul Ramos, director of finance, make up the six new trustees. Abramovich said in his statement:
"During my nearly 20-year ownership of Chelsea FC, I have always viewed my role as a custodian of the Club, whose job it is ensuring that we are as successful as we can be today, as well as build for the future, while also playing a positive role in our communities.
"I have always taken decisions with the Club’s best interest at heart. I remain committed to these values.
The six new rulers of the Stamford Bridge club are chairman Bruce Buck , Blues' women's boss Emma Hayes, head of the National Lottery Sir Hugh Robertson and Piara Powar. Lawyer John Devine and Paul Ramos, director of finance, make up the six new trustees. Abramovich said in his statement:
"During my nearly 20-year ownership of Chelsea FC, I have always viewed my role as a custodian of the Club, whose job it is ensuring that we are as successful as we can be today, as well as build for the future, while also playing a positive role in our communities.
"I have always taken decisions with the Club’s best interest at heart. I remain committed to these values.
"That is why I am today giving trustees of Chelsea’
charitable Foundation the stewardship and care of
Chelsea FC.
"I believe that currently they are in the best position
to look after the interests of the Club, players, staff
and fans."
Abramovich remains the club's owner and can still invest money into the club. The decision is understood to be an attempt to distance the club from the controversy surround him.
Abramovich remains the club's owner and can still invest money into the club. The decision is understood to be an attempt to distance the club from the controversy surround him.
Earlier this week Labour MP Chris Bryant stated
Russian billionaire Abramovich should be barred
from owning the club.
There were concerns over his links to "corrupt
activity and practices".
There was no mention of the war in Ukraine in the statement. It is not known whether he will officially sell the club, with KPMG valuing the Blues at £1.6billion . He has never given any indication that he would sel the Premier League giants prior to the statement being released. The Telegraph report that Chelsea insist the club is not for sale.
They add that the decision from Abramovich has no been made in an attempt to avoid sanctions. And although some Russian oligarchs are having their assets frozen by the British government due t events in Ukraine, Abramovich has not been sanctioned.
What Roman has won at Chelsea If he did face similar penalties that would prevent a takeover of Chelsea as Abramovich would not be able to sell an asset he owns.
There was no mention of the war in Ukraine in the statement. It is not known whether he will officially sell the club, with KPMG valuing the Blues at £1.6billion . He has never given any indication that he would sel the Premier League giants prior to the statement being released. The Telegraph report that Chelsea insist the club is not for sale.
They add that the decision from Abramovich has no been made in an attempt to avoid sanctions. And although some Russian oligarchs are having their assets frozen by the British government due t events in Ukraine, Abramovich has not been sanctioned.
What Roman has won at Chelsea If he did face similar penalties that would prevent a takeover of Chelsea as Abramovich would not be able to sell an asset he owns.
Even if sanctions were placed on the 55-year-old,
legal experts believe that the government would
agree an official “carve out” of Chelsea from any
prospective actions to avoid significant impact on
the club.
Regardless, sources close to Abramovich insist he has done nothing that would make him liable to sanctions. On Friday, his daughter Sofia shared an anti- Vladimir Putin meme on social media . And Boris Johnson last night vowed to "tighten the ligature" around Vladimir Putin's regime.
It came as French authorities managed to seize a Russian cargo ship in the English Channel. The 416ft boat belongs to one of the 100 Russian companies which were this week hit by EU sanctions - and is thought to be the first Russian asset seized.
Regardless, sources close to Abramovich insist he has done nothing that would make him liable to sanctions. On Friday, his daughter Sofia shared an anti- Vladimir Putin meme on social media . And Boris Johnson last night vowed to "tighten the ligature" around Vladimir Putin's regime.
It came as French authorities managed to seize a Russian cargo ship in the English Channel. The 416ft boat belongs to one of the 100 Russian companies which were this week hit by EU sanctions - and is thought to be the first Russian asset seized.
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