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Cash O'Sullivan

Chelsea fans send new owners strong message as they tell prospective bidders two key priorities

It has been a roller-coaster month for loyal Chelsea fans after long-time owner Roman Abramovich announced his intentions to sell the club at the end of February.

Since then the Russian has been sanctioned by both the United Kingdom and European Union, which has seen conditions placed on the running of Chelsea FC, with the club unable to negotiate contracts or transfers in particular. The U.K. government has relaxed some of the conditions, which has seen the club allowed to sell a certain amount of tickets for the away fixture against Real Madrid and the upcoming FA Cup semi-final against Crystal Palace at Wembley.

Still though, there remains an air of injustice amongst some of the Chelsea fan-base that they are seemingly being punished for events that are totally out of their control. Furthermore, supporters haven't exactly greeted the four remaining prospective owners with glee, in particular voicing concerns over the Ricketts family, who own MLB's Chicago Cubs in the United States and whose members have been somewhat outspoken in their views.

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