Chelsea takeover sorted it seems.

[HoylandOwl]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/may/25/chelsea-sale-completed-after-roman-abramovich-agrees-to-government-terms

 

[Tylluan]

I can't link it but there was an interesting speculation piece in the financial column of Private Eye asking questions around why this bid had won over the Inneos bid and what relationship Bruce Buck (and possibly Abramovich) have had in the past with the American consortium. 

Also something about the deal being ratified in Portugal due to Abramovich holding a Portuguese passport

[MPB]

And the story got top billing this morning on the BBC news site, over the school shooting in the US....just under it was a gushing report about some twat called Harry Styles doing a mime on stage....

 

[Skamp]

The Newcastle deal has some dodgy Boris intervention tied in with it as well.

 

Saudi Prince - 'you don't wish to spoil our two countries special trading relationship, do you?'

BJ - 'erm, erm, oh ...'

[HoylandOwl]

Abramovich has released a statement now it’s sorted.

https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2022/05/28/statement-from-roman-abramovich-

[MPB]

"......glory to Putin and the motherland..."