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Graeme Young

Chelsea sale FROZEN by UK Government as hardline Roman Abramovich sanctions sees club unable to sell tickets

Chelsea are swamped in a fresh crisis after their proposed sale was put in limbo by the UK Government.

Wantaway owner Roman Abramovich has been heavily sanctioned and all of his assets have now been frozen amid Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

That makes a sale an impossibility under strict emergency rules but Chelsea will be allowed to carry out their fixtures.

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