Otro aspecto en el que las sanciones afectan los ingresos y activos del club es la prohibición que se le ha hecho al club de comprar y vender jugadores. Con el mercado de verano a la vuelta de la esquina, el club no podrá negociar contrato con los jugadores que quedan libre este verano: Azpiliqueta , Rudiger, Christensen. Tampoco podrá extender contrato a aquellos jugadores cuyo contratos vencen el año que viene como los son Kanté, Silva y Jorginho. Estos jugadores quedarían como agentes libres el año y el club no podrá hacer ningún tipo de acuerdo con ellos que implique algún tipo de beneficio para el Chelsea.
Otros fanáticos lo describieron como una persona generosa que ha ayudado en la promoción de causas sociales como la lucha en contra del racismo, antisemitismo y el COVID.Por otro lado, está la opinión de los fanáticos de clubes rivales quienes celebran la sanción. En el video realizado por el diario Express de Inglaterra podemos escuchar las reacciones de estos fanáticos.
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Last Thursday, the British government announced the news that it was freezing the assets of Roman Abramovich, chairman of Chelsea FC. This move, which is part of the British government's response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, means that Chelsea FC is temporarily in the possession of the British government, which issued a special license for the club to continue to meet its obligations and responsibilities. This license allows the club to operate with restrictions until May 31, which means that players are allowed to continue with the season, matches can be broadcasted on television and they can continue to receive broadcast revenues. Likewise, such license will allow the payment of salaries and bills.
However, these measures, unprecedented measures in the history of world soccer, reduce the club's ability to be sustainable, as it affects the club's regular income. For example, the club will not be able to sell tickets. The only tickets that will be effective are those that have been previously sold through what are known in England as season tickets, which are ticket packages for all of the team's home games. This equates to 28,000 tickets out of 42,000. This means that the club will not be able to make money on the remaining 14,000 tickets. It is also unclear what will happen if the club advances to the next stage of the Champions League in terms of home game ticket sales. It stands to reason that these tickets will not be sold to season ticket holders in the season ticket package, will the game be played without a crowd or will mechanisms be sought for the club to acquire this revenue?
Another aspect in which the sanctions affect the club's income and assets is the ban on the club's ability to buy and sell players. With the summer transfer window just around the corner, the club will not be able to negotiate contracts with the players left free this summer Azpiliqueta, Rudiger, Christensen. Nor will it be able to extend the contracts of players whose contracts expire next year such as Kanté, Silva and Jorginho. These players would be free agents for the year and the club will not be able to make any kind of agreement with them that would imply any kind of benefit for Chelsea.
Chelsea fans are hoping that the British government can make a quick sale of the club to normalize the financial impasse that these sanctions imply. However, it is not envisioned that the sale of the club will be expeditious, as the government will make sure to sell to future owners who do not turn out to be "persons of interest" such as the Russian. The sale of the club would allow a favorable scenario for the return of sponsors and the normalization of its ability to generate revenue through the sale of club merchandise and the sale and purchase of players, things it cannot do because the assets are frozen.
Likewise, Chelsea FC fans have expressed their sadness and disappointment at the club's sanction. Many of them accept the punishment for the Russian, but believe that it is unfair to freeze the club's assets as it affects the fans, players and workers of the institution. Others defended the Russian tycoon by listing the achievements the club has made with him as president. Other fans described him as a generous person who has helped in the promotion of social causes such as the fight against racism, anti-Semitism and COVID, while on the other hand, there is the opinion of fans of rival clubs who celebrate the sanction. In the video made by the Express newspaper of England we can hear the reactions of these fans.
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