UK government lift all restrictions on Chelsea

Chelsea can now focus on football proper as the ban imposed on the club by the UK government has been officially lifted.

Recall that the Blues came under sanction by the government owing to their link with Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.

With the Blues finally coming under the new ownership of Todd Boehly’s led consortium, the restriction has now been lifted as they can now sign new players as well sell players, among other functions they were unable to do in the past few months.

Confirming the restriction removal, the UK government spokesperson in a statement via Yahoo said,

“Today’s change of ownership marks a new chapter for Chelsea Football Club in the best interests of its fans, the club and the wider football community.

“The club is now no longer subject to the sanctions imposed on Roman Abramovich, an individual who has enabled Putin’s brutal and barbaric invasion of Ukraine. Since sanctions were imposed on Abramovich on 10 March, we have worked tirelessly to ensure the club can continue to play football, while maintaining the integrity of our sanctions regime.

“Chelsea’s long-term future is now secured, and binding commitments have been received which ensure sanctioned individuals cannot financially benefit from the sale. The government retains control to ensure that this is the case. We have begun the process of ensuring the proceeds are used for humanitarian purposes in Ukraine that result from Russian aggression. Further details will be set out in due course.”