There were reports at the start of this season which stated the Blues had been put up for sale by their Russian owner. But there has been no official confirmation that Abramovich is prepared to sell. However according to French journalist Philippe Auclair, the club is officially on the market and there has already been formal contact. He said on the Guardian’s Football Weekly podcast: “The biggest question for Chelsea fans is what is going to happen with Roman Abramovich? “The registration ban yes, is a problem. They can still appeal but they will have to go through a different instance for that. “All hope is not lost in that particular area. The thing is about rumours of the sale of Chelsea are more than rumours. “The club is for sale, he’s actually mandated two different entities to approach two possible buyers, asking for an awful, awful lot of money. “This is going to take an awful lot of insecurity I’d imagine within the club.” Maurizio Sarri has seemingly weathered the storm to keep his job after a difficult patch in the middle of the season. And Auclair seems to believe that the Italian deserves to stay at the helm, despite the uncertainty surrounding his long-term future in west London. He added: “And at the moment you’re thinking, well are they going to get rid of Sarri? Who are they going to take? “Explain to me who are they going to take who is going to be a major improvement on Sarri… “He had little pre season and a fantastic start to the season then had a collapse, then rose again. “He might still finish in the Europa League and might still finish in the top four.” Chelsea travel to Manchester United on Sunday knowing defeat would severely damage their hopes of a top four finish. The Blues are currently in fourth place knowing that if they win their last three matches they will secure the return of Champions League football next season. Auclair also explained that plans for a new stadium would only increase the club’s value. “I do think they have planning permission, I think there is one sticky point behind the Matthew Harding stand which refused to budge,” he said. “Obviously the club is worth far more money if you’ve got the planning permission.”
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There were reports at the start of this season which stated the Blues had been put up for sale by their Russian owner. But there has been no official confirmation that Abramovich is prepared to sell. However according to French journalist Philippe Auclair, the club is officially on the market and there has already been formal contact. He said on the Guardian’s Football Weekly podcast: “The biggest question for Chelsea fans is what is going to happen with Roman Abramovich? “The registration ban yes, is a problem. They can still appeal but they will have to go through a different instance for that. “All hope is not lost in that particular area. The thing is about rumours of the sale of Chelsea are more than rumours. “The club is for sale, he’s actually mandated two different entities to approach two possible buyers, asking for an awful, awful lot of money. “This is going to take an awful lot of insecurity I’d imagine within the club.” Maurizio Sarri has seemingly weathered the storm to keep his job after a difficult patch in the middle of the season. And Auclair seems to believe that the Italian deserves to stay at the helm, despite the uncertainty surrounding his long-term future in west London. He added: “And at the moment you’re thinking, well are they going to get rid of Sarri? Who are they going to take? “Explain to me who are they going to take who is going to be a major improvement on Sarri… “He had little pre season and a fantastic start to the season then had a collapse, then rose again. “He might still finish in the Europa League and might still finish in the top four.” Chelsea travel to Manchester United on Sunday knowing defeat would severely damage their hopes of a top four finish. The Blues are currently in fourth place knowing that if they win their last three matches they will secure the return of Champions League football next season. Auclair also explained that plans for a new stadium would only increase the club’s value. “I do think they have planning permission, I think there is one sticky point behind the Matthew Harding stand which refused to budge,” he said. “Obviously the club is worth far more money if you’ve got the planning permission.”
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