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Chelsea look set to finish the Premier League season with new owners at the helm after Roman Abramovich’s announcement that he is looking to sell the club.

The Russian billionaire has been forced to cash in on the west London club, where he has been owner since 2003, due to the threat of sanctions being handed down by the UK government.

Abramovich released a statement on Wednesday to confirm that he had made the difficult decision to put the club up for sale, bringing an end to his 19-year tenure as owner.

It is believed that several parties are interested in launching a takeover bid, with Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss and American businessman Todd Boehly publicly declaring their interest in leading a consortium ahead of a reported £3bn bid.

But Chelsea are not the only club seemingly affected by the news, with dozens of Russian oligarchs set to be targeted by European nations in terms of having their financial assets frozen.

In addition to how Chelsea have been affected, it could have important ramifications elsewhere in Europe for clubs that are owned by Russian billionaires.

Mirror Football takes a look at the European outfits that may be affected by those sanctions and what could happen next…

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