The Chelsea football club is expected to lose up to ten players as a result of a sanctions set by the UK government.
The announcement comes after the club’s owner, Roman Abramovich, was sanctioned by the UK government over his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The UK government sanctioned Abramovich on Thursday, freezing his assets in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
According to reports, Chelsea will be unable to sell tickets to games, sell club merchandise, and, most importantly, sign players when the transfer window opens, despite having been granted special permission to continue operating.
Chelsea has ten players on its books whose contracts are set to expire in the coming months, according to Mirror Football
Antonio Rudiger, Cesar Azplicueta, Andreas Christensen, Charly Musonda, Saul Niguez, Xavier Simons, Thierno Ballo, Josh Brooking, Sam McClelland and George McEachran are among the players who are either out of contracts with the club or were set to have it renewed.
Hence, it is widely feared that these players will not be fielding with a blue shirt in few months time.
