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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Sport
James Robson and David Bond

Why Roman Abramovich is now in such a rush to sell Chelsea

Roman Abramovich insists his sale of Chelsea will not be fast-tracked — but his actions over a remarkable few days point to a man in a hurry.

From his attempt to hand over the running of the club on Saturday, to last night’s dramatic announcement that he was ending his 19-year ownership of the Blues, there is a clear sense of a man acting on the hoof.

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