The UK Foreign Office has announced an asset freeze against Chelsea director Eugene Tenenbaum, who is described by the club’s website as a "close associate" of Roman Abramovich.
The British government also confirmed that David Davidovich has been hit with both an asset freeze and a travel ban. Davidovich has been described as the “much lower profile right-hand man” of Blues owner Abramovich. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has said: “We are tightening the ratchet on Putin’s war machine and targeting the circle of people closest to the Kremlin. We will keep going with sanctions until Putin fails in Ukraine. Nothing and no one is off the table.”
The fresh developments follow on from Abramovich being sanctioned by the UK government last month. The West London club are desperate to secure a new owner amid a budget crisis, with their funds dictated by the British government. UK sanctions were subsequently followed by the EU, which means that Abramovich's assets that are in EU territory could be taken and frozen.
