The possibility of Roman Abramovich stop being the owner of Chelsea is getting bigger. For the problems facing the Russian oligarchs with the British have joined statement of the Swiss billionaire’s intention to take over the club if Abramovich twists his arm and sells the club.

Hansjoerg Wysswho has a fortune of more than 4,000 million pounds, has offered to negotiate for the Stamford Bridge club in what could signal a complete change of course for the current Champions League champions.

“Abramovich is trying to sell his assets in England and also wants to get rid of Chelsea immediately”Wyss commented in the Swiss newspaper Blick. “On Tuesday, three people and I received an offer to buy the club. Now I have to wait four or five days. Abramovich is asking too much and, as you know, Chelsea owe him 2 billion or more, but they don’t have the money to pay for it.”full.

Switzerland refers to more than 1,500 million that Abramovich has loaned to Chelsea since he bought him for less than 100 million pounds in 2003. Since his arrival, becoming one of the first billionaires to land in European football, Chelsea have gone from being a team from part of the English nobility to one of the biggest on the continent, with 18 titles under his mandate, including two Champions Leagues. .

But Russia’s war in Ukraine has disrupted the leadership that emerged a few weeks ago in Abu Dhabi, with the conquest of the Club World Cup. The last title lost to Abramovich’s record and perhaps the last, in general.

The complicated situation in the UK, which did not renew its investor visa in 2018, has escalated in recent days as a result of close and always denied relationship with Vladimir Putin. From the House of Commons, Abramovich has been accused of being a close collaborator of Putin and has been asked to confiscate assets he owns in England, such as a more than 150 million mansion in central London, and not be allowed to run a club like Chelsea.

representative Chris Bryant warned this Tuesday that the oligarchs are starting to look for buyers for their assets and need to act quickly in the event of sanctions. Wyss’s words only confirmed that.

“I can imagine running Chelsea together with some partners, but I have to look at the general conditions first. What I definitely wouldn’t do is do something like this alone. If I buy Chelsea it will be with a consortium of six or seven investors.”Wyss reassured.

Abramovich’s decision to leave administration in the hands of the club’s foundation, which has cast doubt on this move, is another indication of the growing distance with Russia’s view of the club he has managed in the last fourteen years.

Wyss, 86, made his fortune in the medical multinational Synthes and has been marked in recent years by his large contributions to charities and the environment. As reported by New York Time In 2018, his contribution to work that supports the environment increased by over 1,000 million euros.

With information from EFE.