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Petr Cech has said that Chelsea are currently operating ‘day by day’ and have no guarantee of survival before sending an impassioned message to the club’s supporters as well as potential buyers.

The legendary goalkeeper, who now works as one of the club’s technical and performance advisors, was speaking to Sky Sports ahead of the Blues’ Premier League fixture with Newcastle on Sunday.

Cech is the most senior member of the Chelsea staff to have spoken publicly since Abramovich decided to sell the club last week and sanctions were imposed on Thursday.

The Blues are unable to sell match tickets or merchandise and are effectively under a transfer ban, unable to buy, sell or negotiate contracts for players.

The club’s sponsors have also started to distance themselves from the club, with mobile network provider and official club partner Three suspending their £40million-a-year deal within hours of the sanctions being announced.

With a wage bill of around £28million a month to pay there is a potential scenario where Chelsea could go into administration if they can’t foot the bill, though all the while the process of finding a new buyer for the club is underway.

The uncertainty and tension at Stamford Bridge since Thursday’s announcement has been palpable, with Cech being one of the first senior voices to air his opinion on the ordeal.

“I