Chelsea’s future has been up in the air over recent weeks, with owner Roman Abramovich revealing his intentions to sell the club before he was then placed under sanctions by the UK government.
The 55-year-old’s assets were frozen in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and as a result, the Blues have had to operate under a special licence that restricted how they function on a day-to-day basis.
However, Friday signified a key date for the future of the club as a 9pm deadline was set to lodge any final bids or interest in taking over the west London outfit. While nothing concrete has been said from the club so far following the deadline, there are already a number of known parties linked with succeeding Roman Abramovich.
