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Wednesday briefing: UK Government prepared to take legal action against Roman Abramocich over £2.5 billion from Chelsea sale

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4 June 2025 - 4:30 AM

The UK Government is prepared to take former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich to court over the £2.5 billion from the club’s sale, which remains in a frozen account, The Guardian reports.

In 2022, the Russian oligarch agreed to sell the club to BlueCo, the consortium led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital, after being sanctioned by the UK Government following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

As per the takeover agreement, the proceeds from that deal were promised to go towards huma

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