Roman Abramovich: "There is an old Russian saying, “The dogs bark, but the caravan keeps moving” and that fits here.

Whatever I do, people always accuse me of some kind of agenda. In the end, I have done what I have simply to try to help."


Roman also said he wouldnt be returning to club ownership again

Roman -

There might be something where I could help with academies and youngsters, giving greater opportunities to people from difficult backgrounds, if there was an initiative that could make a difference.

According to the new book Sanctioned: The Inside Story of the Sale of Chelsea FC, Ratcliffe called Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck the morning after a 1-1 draw with United at Old Trafford in April 2022 to request an urgent meeting. In that, it is claimed Ratcliffe tapped his chest repeatedly, telling Buck he had a piece of paper in his pocket with an offer for the club written on it.

Buck, (Marina) Granovskaia and Raine were left with the distinct impression that Ratcliffe was convinced his status as the sole bid composed entirely of British money and personnel set him apart from all competition, by virtue of the Government’s oversight of the sale and required sign-off,’ the book claims.

This tallies with an Ineos statement released at the time, which stated: ‘This is a British bid, for a British club.’

However, Ratcliffe’s behaviour apparently angered the other bidders and, as warned by Buck, he was too late, with Boehly and Clearlake told they had been successful despite the last-minute disruption.

comment by CFC_Steve (U1194)
posted 36 minutes ago
🚨 Chelsea are not too confident of agreeing a fee for Mike Maignan as things stand. (@SJohnsonSport) #CFC
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Fine...reinstate Petrovic as No1

Borussia Dortmund value the 20-year-old at £50m, but that is above Chelsea’s valuation for a player who does not fit into Niko Kovac’s preferred style of play.

~ @TheAthleticFC

Chelsea have communicated that they will pay a maximum of €15m to AC Milan for Maignan. Chelsea see the sale of Christian Pulisic to Milan in 2023 for €20m as part of their reasoning. Pulisic had just 12 months left on his contract, but was six years younger. Pulisic also plays in a position that commands higher fees. (@SJohnsonSport) #CFC

Chelsea have ruled out a move for Nico Williams

Chelsea have stepped up their pursuit of Ecuador midfielder Darwin Guagua, amid interest from Brighton and several European clubs.

The 17 year old Independiente del Valle midfielder recently made headlines in his home country after making his international debut against Chile in March before he had played a senior game for the club.

Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen and Paris Saint-Germain are also monitoring the youngster’s progress.

Chelsea have a good relationship with Independiente, having completed a deal for Kendry Paez recently, with the club expecting a similar fee for Guagua.

Chelsea have made another enquiry for FC Porto's Samu Aghehowa.

The Portuguese side would be looking for around £63 million for a sale.

comment by CFC_Steve (U1194)
posted 2 hours, 8 minutes ago

Roman Abramovich: "There is an old Russian saying, “The dogs bark, but the caravan keeps moving” and that fits here.

Whatever I do, people always accuse me of some kind of agenda. In the end, I have done what I have simply to try to help."
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That's especially true today as well. An open minded person today is a rare beast, people think what they think (usually with flimsy evidence to support it) and close their mind off to everything else. Gives them the illusion of purity & clarity in a very muddy world.

Truth is we'll never know what Abramovich thinks or what his motivations were for the things he's done in life. He might be evil, he might be a survivor, he might be an opportunist, he might be all three, but people will form an image of him regardless... the dog will always bark.

comment by Devil (U6522)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by CFC_Steve (U1194)
posted 2 hours, 8 minutes ago

Roman Abramovich: "There is an old Russian saying, “The dogs bark, but the caravan keeps moving” and that fits here.

Whatever I do, people always accuse me of some kind of agenda. In the end, I have done what I have simply to try to help."
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That's especially true today as well. An open minded person today is a rare beast, people think what they think (usually with flimsy evidence to support it) and close their mind off to everything else. Gives them the illusion of purity & clarity in a very muddy world.

Truth is we'll never know what Abramovich thinks or what his motivations were for the things he's done in life. He might be evil, he might be a survivor, he might be an opportunist, he might be all three, but people will form an image of him regardless... the dog will always bark.
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Something that will never change mate. Mass opinion based off of media or speculation or just a popular thought that may be very wrong, will always be the one that grabs the attention.

Think in life in general when you care more what people think about you and do more to change that, you'll never be happy.

‼️ The market reopens on June 16, and that gives Chelsea more time to sign players for the knockout phase, should they get there. The window to register new players at the tournament runs from June 27 to July 3.

It is one of the reasons Chelsea have not felt under pressure to get all of their business done by June 10.

~ @TheAthleticFC

‼️ Mike Maignan deal now OFF between Chelsea and AC Milan.

Chelsea not willing to meet Milan price, deal not proceeding in time for Club World Cup as #CFC won’t pay “CWC tax”.

~ @FabrizioRomano

comment by CFC_Steve (U1194)
posted 10 minutes ago
‼️ Mike Maignan deal now OFF between Chelsea and AC Milan.

Chelsea not willing to meet Milan price, deal not proceeding in time for Club World Cup as #CFC won’t pay “CWC tax”.

~ @FabrizioRomano
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Sad timez

We have a perfectly good number 1 keeper in Petrovic so no problem

Thomas Frank is a good coach. Interested to see how he does at Spurs

comment by CFC_Steve (U1194)
posted 35 minutes ago
‼️ Mike Maignan deal now OFF between Chelsea and AC Milan.

Chelsea not willing to meet Milan price, deal not proceeding in time for Club World Cup as #CFC won’t pay “CWC tax”.

~ @FabrizioRomano
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Chelsea

‼️ Chelsea remain in active talks to sign Jamie Bynoe-Gittens.

Also in this case, deal not guaranteed to happen by end of Deadline today — talks with BVB will continue.

~ @FabrizioRomano

comment by Superb - We've won it all !!! (U6486)
posted 40 minutes ago
We have a perfectly good number 1 keeper in Petrovic so no problem
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Yeah this....ridiculous really

More to the fackin point...where is our marquee striker signing....Delap isn't it (I don't think)

🚨 A Club World Cup deal for Hugo Ekitike to Chelsea FC has collapsed. There is still no full agreement and no official offer to Frankfurt. Liverpool are still in the race. (via @Plettigoal / @SkySportDE)

Hope you're doing okay over there rtm

comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted about an hour ago
comment by Superb - We've won it all !!! (U6486)
posted 40 minutes ago
We have a perfectly good number 1 keeper in Petrovic so no problem
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Yeah this....ridiculous really
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Until Enzo starts Sanchez.........

‼️ Chelsea have submitted new €50m bid for Jamie Gittens.

~ @FabriceHawkins

comment by Simon West (U1830)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted about an hour ago
comment by Superb - We've won it all !!! (U6486)
posted 40 minutes ago
We have a perfectly good number 1 keeper in Petrovic so no problem
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Yeah this....ridiculous really
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Until Enzo starts Sanchez.........
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This is always the worry