Chelsea, back in the 2010s was bought by Roman Abramovich, a Russian businessman. With alleged ties to the state of Russia amidst the Russian invasion of Ukraine, he has come under the light.
Removed from England due to security concerns and under the scrutiny of courts due to corruption charges, he is now being talked about in the football world throughout.
The Chelsea manager, Thomas Tuchel has come out and sympathised with the Russian saying,
“We should not pretend that this is not an issue,” Tuchel said. “The situation in general, for me and for my staff and for everybody here at Cobham, for the players, is horrible.
“Nobody expected this. It’s pretty unreal, it’s clouding our minds, it’s clouding excitement towards the [Carabao Cup] final and it brings huge uncertainty.
“To a certain degree I can understand it to such a degree the opinions and the critical opinions towards the club, towards us who represent that club. I can understand that and we cannot fully free ourselves from it.
“Maybe people understand that me as a coach or the players, we don’t have the insight what is really going on. At the moment we don’t feel responsible for all this. We feel that it is horrible and there can be no doubt about it. War in Europe was unthinkable for me for a long period.
“The impact is clear and the discussions have an impact. Let’s be a bit more patient and understand what the measurements will be and then we have to maybe deal with it.”
There have been demands of stripping Abramovich of the ownership rights of Chelsea as well. Amidst the Russian invasion of Ukraine, The Champions League finals were also moved instantly from St. Petersburg, russia to Stade de France in Paris.