Two key Chelsea board members set to leave the club when Roman Abramovich sells up

Roman Abramovich may not be the only senior Chelsea figure leaving the club in the near future with two long-serving directors set to depart when new ownership takes over.

The Russian oligarch confirmed on Wednesday evening that he is looking for a buyer for the Premier League side – which he has owned since 2003 – and is prepared to write off the £1.5billion he has loaned to the club.

Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss revealed earlier in the week that he had been approached by Abramovich to buy the club and is believed to have joined US tycoon Todd Boehly in a consortium readying a massive offer.

Although Abramovich has almost no involvement in the day-to-day running of Chelsea, a takeover will not simply see a like-for-like swap of billionaires controlling the purse strings at Stamford Bridge and the existing infrastructure remaining the same.

Club chairman Bruce Buck and director Marina Granovskaia have been integral to the running of Chelsea – but they could also leave when Abramovich sells the club in what will arguably have a bigger impact than the departure of the owner himself.

According to The Guardian, the two board members – who have enormous power and control at the club – would be very unlikely to stay after a takeover and are expected to depart.

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Buck, a season ticket holder since the early 1990s, has been a director of Chelsea since Abramovich bought the club 19 years ago and took over as chairman the following season, overseeing the running of the west London club and