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Roman Abramovich's Chelsea deal progresses, Aston Villa's Ezri Konsa blow

Your Premier League headlines for Wednesday, May 18.

Abramovich deal reached

Roman Abramovich and the UK Government have ironed out the issue holding up the sale of Chelsea to a US-based consortium. Confusion over how the £1.5billion debt will be handled was the rumoured sticking point, with the Russian oligarch previously stating he does not want the money repaid.

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