Chelsea football club could still be sold in the wake of new sanctions placed on Roman Abramovich - but only if a fresh licence is issued by the Treasury.
A licence has been issued for the essential functions of keeping the club running - if it hadn’t, the sanctions would have effectively shut it down with no financial transactions allowed.
It will be for the Treasury to consider a further application for a licence to sell the club, though it is expected that any money made from the sale of the club would not be able to be given to Abramovich or any other sanctioned individual.
