Three things that will ‘definitely’ happen to Manchester United when Abramovich sells Chelsea

The ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to affect the wider world and sport does not exist in a bubble. Russian teams and athletes are facing disqualification from competitions such as the Europa League, with Spartak Moscow being expelled from the tournament and now Chelsea are facing the harsh reality of the situation.

Russian owner Roman Abramovich has decided to sell the club, as confirmed by an official statement on Chelsea's website. The Russian's acquisition of the club back in 2003 changed the landscape of English football and at times proved a serious challenge to Manchester United under Sir Alex Ferguson.

Our colleagues at have reported that talks are ongoing between Abramovich and a consortium headed by Swiss buyer Hansjorg Wyss and it seems United fans are facing a reality they didn't expect, where Chelsea are changing owners before their club has managed to part ways with the Glazer family.

There are extenuating circumstances involving the crisis in Europe that we cannot ignore as mentioned in Parliament by MP Chris Bryant, who began the call for the seizing of Abramovich's assets and this may have prompted the sudden decision but, in his leaving statement, United fans should note that Abramovich has written off Chelsea's £1.5bn debt and has stated that the 'net proceeds' will go to victims of the war in Ukraine.

The writing off of the debt means that Chelsea will not be financially crippled by Abramovich's departure but they will still be entering into an uncertain landscape which they were definitely not expecting to experience any time soon. So on the footballing side of things, let's look at three things that will 'definitely' happen when Chelsea are sold from a United perspective.

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