John Terry slammed over ‘appalling’ message to Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich

Labour MP Chris Bryant has branded John Terry’s message to Roman Abramovich ‘appalling’ after the former Chelsea captain paid tribute to the club’s owner.

Abramovich has confirmed that he is selling Chelsea, claiming that the decision ‘is in best interest of the club’.

The Russian billionaire has faced multiple calls to have his assets seized by the UK Government, with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer asking Boris Johnson on Wednesday why he has not yetimposed sanctions on the 55-year-old.

Since Abramovich bought Chelsea for £140 million in 2003, the club have won 19 major trophies, the most recent of which came in the Club World Cup last month.

Terry was Chelsea’s captain for the majority of Abramovich’s time at Stamford Bridge and following the Russian’s announcement, the 41-year-old posted a photo of them together with the Premier League trophy along with the caption: ‘The best.’

In response to Terry’s message, Bryant wrote on Twitter: ‘This is appalling.

‘I think @JohnTerry26 you should take this down ASAP. The people of Ukraine are being bombed, shelled and murdered while you celebrate Abramovich.’

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Speaking in the House of Commons on Thursday, Bryant once again questioned why the UK Government has not seized Abramovich’s assets.

‘Some of us are anxious about why we’re not going further on the sanctioning of individuals,’ Bryant said.

‘It’s a mystery to me why Roman Abramovich has not yet been sanctioned. The Government itself knows he’s been engaged in illicit activity and he’s a person of concern to the Government, which is why they’ve not been encouraging him to come to the UK.

‘I don’t know why Alisher Usmanov has not yet been sanctioned.