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Danny Murphy says Chelsea’s off-field problems could turn into a ‘watershed moment' for the Premier League as a new wealthy owner looks set to join the Premier League party.

Blues owner Roman Abramovich was hit with several sanctions by the UK Government on Thursday due to his alleged links to Russian President Vladimir Putin who invaded Ukraine a fortnight ago to global condemnation.

As a result, Chelsea have been forced to make several concessions including being unable to sell match tickets, open their club shop, negotiate player contracts or buy and sell players.

But despite the enormity of the challenges currently facing Chelsea, former Liverpool player turned pundit Murphy says the Conservatives and UK Government wouldn’t leave the club to rot.

“Our government won’t want to finish off a large cultural and business institution,” Murphy wrote in his MailOnline column.

“And there is no upside for Roman Abramovich to be obstructive. Even if he has to write off a huge amount of money, he won’t want the alternative which is to be remembered as the man who killed off Chelsea.

“So my feeling is the