×
  • Sports - Football - Scores & Fixtures
  • Updated: February 26, 2022

Uncertainty Of Sanction Hovers Over Russian Abramovich Owned-Chelsea — Tuchel

Uncertainty Of Sanction Hovers Over Russian Abramovich Owned

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has said that uncertainty of sanction hovers over Russian owner Roman Abramovich's future in the wake of Ukraine's invasion ahead of their League Cup final against Liverpool on Sunday.

Abramovich, who bought Chelsea Football Club in 2003, has not faced any sanctions yet but was named in Parliament on Thursday as Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveiled Britain's largest-ever package of sanctions against Russia.

Tuchel said he was aware of British lawmakers' discussions about Abramovich.

"I would love to take my right not to comment on this until there is a decision made," Tuchel told reporters on Friday. "But we are aware of it and it's distracting us, it's worrying us.

"To a certain degree, I can understand the opinions and the critical opinions towards the club, towards us who represent that club. I can understand that and we cannot fully free ourselves from it.

"Maybe people understand that me as a coach or the players, we don't have the insight what is really going on. At the moment we don't feel responsible for all this. We feel that it is horrible and there can be no doubt about it."

Tuchel added that he and his players would struggle to shut out thoughts about the conflict in Ukraine and shift their focus to the League Cup final.

"I think the situation is too big and it is not an isolated situation somewhere," Tuchel said. "It concerns Europe, it's in Europe and we are part of Europe. We cannot say let's put this to the side.

"There is no running away from it. There is no shutting the doors and now we focus on football. We are still privileged to live in peace and freedom right here where we are right now.

Related Topics

Join our Telegram platform to get news update Join Now

0 Comment(s)

See this post in...

Notice

We have selected third parties to use cookies for technical purposes as specified in the Cookie Policy. Use the “Accept All” button to consent or “Customize” button to set your cookie tracking settings