Uncertainty swirls around Chelsea, future ‘day to day’

Chelsea have played in their first home game since owner Roman Abramovich was sanctioned by the UK government, and there is even more uncertainty swirling around their future.

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The Blues took on Newcastle at Stamford Bridge and the away fans taunted Chelsea’s supporters with chants about money and the wealth of their owners, as Chelsea are currently unable to buy and sell players, offer new contracts and sell any merchandise of new tickets as revenue cannot be generated.

Chelsea have been impacted massively by the UK government freezing Abramovich’s assets and placing severe restrictions on the finances of the club, as any sale of Chelsea will now have to be sanctioned by the government who have issued Chelsea a short-term licence to continue playing games until May 31, 2022.

Our Premier League Insider David Ornstein is reporting that Chelsea face a very serious financial situation in the short-term as they need a new owner ASAP to help them move on from Abramovich.

Head coach Thomas Tuchel and technical director Petr Cech both spoke to our partners in the UK at Sky Sports before the Newcastle game and both painted a very similar picture of the current situation at Chelsea: everything is uncertain.

Asked whether or not Chelsea had the funds to pay players and staff for the rest of the season, Cech simply said ‘we hope so’ and added that ‘this is a day to day situation.’

Cech was subdued throughout his interview and tried to hammer home that club staff are doing all they can to try and carry on as normal despite all of the uncertainty around the potential sale.

Thomas Tuchel added that the current uncertainty around the club is leaving them in a ‘very uncomfortable’ position.

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