Gary Neville Launches Scathing Attack On 'Cowardly' Roman Abramovich After Giving Chelsea Stewardship To Trustees

“I have always taken decisions with the club’s best interest at heart. I remain committed to these values. That is why I am today giving trustees of Chelsea’s charitable foundation the stewardship and care of Chelsea FC.

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“I believe that currently they are in the best position to look after the interests of the club, players, staff and fans.”

Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia, 47, is expected to hold a key role in controlling football operations at Stamford Bridge after Abramovich’s statement.

Neville insisted that there is “no way” Chelsea’s charitable foundation will be running the club, with the Sky Sports pundit unsure why Abramovich made the statement.

“One of the smartest things I think that Roman Abramovich has done over the last 20 years is not speak, not make statements because the statement that he made last night left more questions than answers.

“In fact, if anything, it was cowardly approach to throw a hospital pass to good people on the foundation board when it’s quite clear he runs the football club with Marina [Granovskaia] and Petr Cech.

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“These owners from the top-six clubs are insulated from reality. They think they can put a smart PR team around them and con us with fancy words but unfortunately it doesn’t work.

“There’s no way that the charitable foundation of Chelsea are running the club, and I’m not quite sure why Roman Abramovich made that statement.

“If he wanted to make a statement of any note, it would’ve been whether he supports the war in Ukraine or he doesn’t support the war in Ukraine.”